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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Delaware 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$513 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$550 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,399Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $550

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
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
6 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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$550

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.