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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Nevada 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$525 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$692 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,467Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $457 to $813
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,000professional $589

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
$616.60
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 39th of 51

$603

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.