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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$724$617 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$977 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,370Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $724

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
$676.08
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 24th 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.