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Open Placement Of Stomach Stimulator Leads

Tennessee 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Placement Of Stomach Stimulator Leads cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$759 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$692 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,715Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $891

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$912

AK $2,884KY $339

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.