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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Florida 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$407 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$676 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,166Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $83 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $457

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
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
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$479

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.