Surgery and procedures CPT 43770 Outpatient

Gastric band surgery (Lap-Band) cost in Phoenix, AZ

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement (Lap-Band): from $13,044.35 to $26,048.42, with a median of $19,546.39. The lowest listed price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center — $6,502.04 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $19,546.39 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43770, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jun 28, 2026.

Lowest$13,044.35Valleywise Health Medical Center

Median$19,546.39half of hospitals charge less

Highest$26,048.42in this market

Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median

Lowest $13,044.35Highest $26,048.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Valleywise Health Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 LAP PLACE GASTR ADJ DEVICE File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file	$13,044.35	—	$11,342.91–$22,685.82	—
Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 LAP PLACE GASTR ADJ DEVICE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$26,048.42	—	$6,135.15–$26,048.42	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.

Outpatient: lowest $13,044.35, median $19,546.39, highest $26,048.42 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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 none is it 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

A gastric band (Lap-Band) is an inflatable ring placed around the top of the stomach through small cuts, creating a small pouch so that a person feels full sooner. It is a weight-loss operation that is now done far less often than the sleeve or bypass.

What the price covers

The facility price usually covers the operating room and recovery and may not include the hospital stay. The surgeon, anesthesia, pre-surgery tests and follow-up visits are usually billed separately. Band adjustments (fills) after surgery are separate visits.