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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Kansas 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$646 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$631 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,890Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $776

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
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
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 16th of 51

$851

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.