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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Maryland 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $676.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,318Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $851
$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $603

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$603

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.