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Removal Of An Object Stuck In The Throat

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 42809

This procedure removes a foreign object that has become lodged in the throat. It is performed to clear the object and relieve any resulting discomfort or risk of airway problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Object Stuck In The Throat cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $617 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$148 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$170 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $148 to $3,388Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $126 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,691.53
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,691.53
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$219

MN $355WV $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.