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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 July 2026.

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

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 9 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$676$550 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $776 to $9,120Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,698
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $676

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
$660.69
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,187.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$6,025.60
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,238.72
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $759 · 16th of 51
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.