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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43020

Opens the food pipe through an incision in the neck to take out a swallowed object lodged in its upper part, then closes the opening. It is used when the object cannot be retrieved with a scope passed through the mouth, or when it is sharp or has become stuck in the wall. A drain is often left beside the repair while it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe cost?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$813 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,413 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,951
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,188

AK $2,188TX $398

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.