Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Laparoscopy, surgical, esophageal lengthening procedure (eg, Collis gastroplasty or wedge gastroplasty) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $2.4k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($2.6k), higher than 48% of the 1,315 hospitals reporting CPT 43283. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 14 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $10.0k | $10.0k | — | — | — | $10.0k – $10.0k |
| 15 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $11.0k | $11.0k | — | — | — | $11.0k – $11.0k |
| 16 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $11.0k | $11.0k | — | — | — | $11.0k – $11.0k |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 18 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $13.3k | $13.3k | — | — | — | $13.3k – $13.3k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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