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Open Placement Of Stomach Stimulator Leads

Virginia 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$661 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,905 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $759 to $12,303Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $603 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $741

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
$831.76
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$912.01
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$759

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.