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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 July 2026.

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

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 5 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$603$525 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,467 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $11,749Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $603

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
$977.24
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 34th of 51

$631

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.