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Removal of a Gastric Band Access Port

Wyoming 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$661 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,660 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $1,047

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 2nd of 51

$1,047

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.