Gastric band surgery (Lap-Band) cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement (Lap-Band) is $12,320.22 across 150 US hospitals; most list between $2,244.47 and $26,070.68. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 72 markets is $1,049.85. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 30, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Weight loss surgery costs
What is CPT 43770?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospitals and surgery programs and with length of stay; some programs sell bundled self-pay packages priced differently from the hospital's listed code price.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 43770 includes the surgeon, anesthesia, the band itself and the first band adjustments.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$24,288.47
- Arizona$19,546.39
- California$22,064.00
- Florida$10,913.22
- Georgia$7,644.00
- Idaho$26,271.00
- Illinois$77,619.18
- Iowa$2,245.36
- Kansas$31,233.66
- Kentucky$1,801.80
- Louisiana$9,665.45
- Maryland$2,895.00
- Massachusetts$16,793.08
- Michigan$8,180.46
- Minnesota$3,605.36
- Montana$4,764.13
- Nebraska$1,917.83
- New Jersey$12,260.88
- New Mexico$1,410.00
- New York$12,320.22
- North Dakota$16,020.43
- Ohio$11,089.00
- Oklahoma$21,226.38
- Pennsylvania$17,601.75
- South Dakota$12,167.80
- Tennessee$10,088.95
- Texas$7,314.45
- Virginia$43,111.63
- Washington$12,668.91
- West Virginia$10,240.50
- Wisconsin$4,173.44
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $13,892.40 | $13,892.40 | $13,892.40 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $31,233.66 | $31,233.66 | $31,233.66 | 1.0× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $13,753.23 | $13,753.23 | $13,753.23 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Bonifay, FL single city | 1 | $1,548.45 | $1,548.45 | $1,548.45 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $1,049.85 | $1,049.85 | $1,049.85 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $10,499.42 | $10,499.42 | $10,499.42 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 2 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $16,793.08 | $16,793.08 | $16,793.08 | 1.0× |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $5,145.22 | $5,145.22 | $5,145.22 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $7,053.00 | $7,053.00 | $7,053.00 | 1.0× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $1,410.00 | $1,410.00 | $1,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 3 | $2,236.50 | $77,619.18 | $77,619.18 | 34.7× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $16,020.43 | $16,020.43 | $16,020.43 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $2,531.40 | $4,839.25 | $16,474.80 | 6.5× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $11,000.00 | $11,000.00 | $11,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $14,616.42 | $14,616.42 | $24,168.34 | 1.7× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $21,226.38 | $21,226.38 | $21,226.38 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $1,801.80 | $1,801.80 | $1,801.80 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $16,020.43 | $16,020.43 | $16,020.43 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $1,744.50 | $1,744.50 | $1,744.50 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $16,167.08 | $21,296.69 | $22,420.06 | 1.4× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $10,499.42 | $10,499.42 | $10,499.42 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $24,288.47 | $24,288.47 | $24,288.47 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $19,618.40 | $19,618.40 | $19,618.40 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $1,744.50 | $1,744.50 | $1,744.50 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $11,178.00 | $11,178.00 | $11,178.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $1,807.31 | $3,725.06 | $5,642.80 | 3.1× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | 1.0× |
| Montpelier, ID single city | 1 | $3,734.90 | $3,734.90 | $3,734.90 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $2,065.50 | $2,065.50 | $2,065.50 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $10,913.22 | $10,913.22 | $10,913.22 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $9,665.45 | $9,665.45 | $9,665.45 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $1,223.09 | $6,457.05 | $11,691.00 | 9.6× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $7,644.00 | $7,644.00 | $7,644.00 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $9,959.00 | $9,959.00 | $9,959.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $6,887.40 | $10,088.95 | $13,290.49 | 1.9× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 36 | $2,834.25 | $12,320.22 | $43,987.48 | 15.5× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,895.00 | $2,895.00 | $2,895.00 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,721.60 | $1,721.60 | $1,721.60 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 2 | $13,044.35 | $19,546.39 | $26,048.42 | 2.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | $10,522.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $8,233.31 | $12,167.80 | $16,102.29 | 2.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $17,601.75 | $17,601.75 | $17,601.75 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $4,764.13 | $4,764.13 | $4,764.13 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Saginaw, MI | 1 | $1,149.40 | $1,149.40 | $1,149.40 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1 | $12,668.91 | $12,668.91 | $12,668.91 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,533.40 | $1,533.40 | $1,533.40 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | $26,271.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | $22,064.00 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $43,111.63 | $43,111.63 | $43,111.63 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | $7,314.45 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $2,245.36 | $2,245.36 | $2,245.36 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $4,173.44 | $4,173.44 | $4,173.44 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $9,959.00 | $9,959.00 | $9,959.00 | 1.0× |
Common questions
What is CPT code 43770?
CPT 43770 is the billing code for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement (Lap-Band). 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.
Why is the gastric band less common now?
Weight loss is usually smaller than after a sleeve or bypass, and many bands are later removed because of slipping, erosion or poor results.
Can a gastric band be removed?
Yes. Removal is a separate laparoscopic operation (43774), sometimes combined with a conversion to a sleeve or bypass.
Other weight loss surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.