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Gastric Bypass Surgery (Standard Roux-en-Y)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43846

A weight-loss operation for severe obesity in which the surgeon creates a small pouch from the upper stomach and connects it directly to a section of the small intestine, so food bypasses most of the stomach and the first part of the intestine. This reduces how much food can be eaten at one time and how many calories and nutrients the body absorbs. It is the standard version of this operation, using a shorter rerouted segment of intestine than the extended version reserved for the highest-weight patients.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastric Bypass Surgery (Standard Roux-en-Y) cost?

$1,820

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $1,905.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,399
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,820 · 34th of 51
CA $3,890VT $1,622

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.