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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Minnesota 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$1,288$912 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,479 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,288

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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$1,349

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.