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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Montana 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 5 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$724$525 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$813 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,288Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $724

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
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$851

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.