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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Iowa 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 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$794$575 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$955 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,244Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $794

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
$933.25
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$912

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.