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Stomach Procedure With No Standard Listing

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 43999

Covers an operation or procedure on the stomach that does not match any of the standard named services, typically because the technique is new, rare, or performed in an unusual way. A written report describing exactly what was done accompanies it. It is not a specific operation in itself, but a placeholder for stomach surgery that has no established description.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stomach Procedure With No Standard Listing cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$324$324 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$631 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,000professional $324

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
$870.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$513

OK $5,248HI $29.51

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.