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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $3,020 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 8 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 $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,175 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $676 to $12,023Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $501 to $933
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $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
$630.96
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th 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.