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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

New Jersey 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$490$447 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,202 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $724 to $6,607Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $372 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $490

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 48th of 51

$490

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.