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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Maine 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$661 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$933 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,585Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
12 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
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$741

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.