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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

New York 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$479 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,445 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $537

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
15 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
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60

Where New York 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 York· 47th of 51

$537

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.