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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Arizona 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 5 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 $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$955 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,244Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$631

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.