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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 October 2026.

How much does Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$617 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$891 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,148Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $891

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$891

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.