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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 4 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$603$525 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$1,072 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,239Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $513 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $603

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
$660.69
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California 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.

Arkansas· 44th of 51

$603

CA $1,413WV $575

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.