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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Nebraska 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$631$575 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$977 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $741 to $13,490Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $631

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 18th of 51

$741

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.