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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Kentucky 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 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$562$525 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$708 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $575 to $11,220Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $479 to $832
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $562

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
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$575

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.