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Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 43843

Open weight-loss surgery that makes the stomach smaller, so that a smaller amount of food brings a feeling of fullness, without rerouting the intestine. It covers stomach-reducing techniques other than the vertical banded approach.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stomach-Reducing Weight Loss Surgery cost?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$2,512 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,951 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $17,783Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $6,166
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $3,981

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wyoming· 2nd of 51

$3,981

AK $5,248TX $200

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.