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Removal of a Gastric Band Access Port

Ohio rates for HCPCS 43887

Takes out the small access port that sits just under the skin of the abdomen and connects by tubing to an adjustable band around the stomach. The port is the part used to add or remove fluid to tighten or loosen the band. Only the port is removed; the band itself stays where it is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Gastric Band Access Port cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$282 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$741 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,248Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $245 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $331

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
1 more rate 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
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$331

AK $1,380UT $263

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.