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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

New Hampshire 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$955$724 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,259 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,090Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$955

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.