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Open Placement Of Stomach Stimulator Leads

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43881

Surgery to place or replace the electrode wires of a gastric stimulator — an implanted device that sends mild electrical pulses to the lower part of the stomach. It is used for people with severe, persistent nausea and vomiting caused by the stomach emptying too slowly. The electrodes are attached through an open incision in the abdomen rather than through keyhole ports.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Placement Of Stomach Stimulator Leads cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $933 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$692 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$692 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,715Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $759

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
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,715.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$912.01
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Alaska· 22nd of 51

$759

CA $1,950VT $490

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.