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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

New Mexico 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$537 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$646 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,089Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $513 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $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
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 42nd of 51

$603

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.