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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 July 2026.

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

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$912$661 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,585 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $389 to $9,772Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $912

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
$100.00
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$933

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.