Surgery and procedures CPT 43770 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gastric band surgery (Lap-Band) cost in Rapid City, SD — inpatient

In Rapid City, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement (Lap-Band) as an inpatient: from $8,233.31 to $8,233.31, with a median of $8,233.31. Across South Dakota, the median is $12,167.80 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43770, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$8,233.31Black Hills Surgical Hospital

Median$8,233.31half of hospitals charge less

Highest$8,233.31in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SD · (605) 721-4700 LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE BAND source file	$8,233.31	$13,722.19	$10,642.87–$12,349.97	40%

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.

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.

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.

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

Inpatient: lowest $8,233.31, median $8,233.31, highest $8,233.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12,167.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.