Anti-reflux surgery cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery) as an inpatient: from $1,244.65 to $4,496.98, with a median of $2,870.82. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $1,626.17 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $2,870.82 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43280, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LAP NISSEN IP | $1,244.65 | $2,263.00 | $686.69–$5,658.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LAP NISSEN OP | $1,244.65 | $2,263.00 | $686.69–$5,658.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $1,244.65 | $2,263.00 | $686.69–$5,658.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 LAPAROSCOPY SURG ESOPHAGOGASTRIC FUNDOPLASTY | $4,496.98 | $14,696.00 | $5,070.12–$13,961.20 | 69% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,244.65, median $2,870.82, highest $4,496.98 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,870.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Fundoplication wraps the top of the stomach around the lower esophagus to stop acid reflux.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43280 ($5,525.65). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHLAP NISSEN IPA | $311.30 | file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHLAP NISSEN OPA | $311.30 | file |