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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Idaho 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$851 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$741 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,622
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $1,047

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
27 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
$309.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$1,047

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.