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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 July 2026.

How much does Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 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$776$589 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$741 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,467Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $776

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$776

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.