Surgery and procedures CPT 43774 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gastric band removal cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laparoscopic removal of an adjustable gastric band and its port as an inpatient: from $7,131.00 to $7,131.00, with a median of $7,131.00. Across Tennessee, the median is $5,456.00 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43774, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$7,131.00Metro Nashville General Hospital

Median$7,131.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$7,131.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 43774 Laparoscopy, gastric restrictive procedure; removal of adj gastric restrictive device and subq File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$7,131.00	$11,885.00	—	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. 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.

Inpatient: lowest $7,131.00, median $7,131.00, highest $7,131.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,975.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This operation removes an adjustable gastric band and the port under the skin through small cuts. It is done when the band slips, erodes into the stomach, causes symptoms or does not lead to enough weight loss.

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.