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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 October 2026.

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

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, 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 $891 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$437 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,248Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $91 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $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
$676.08
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th 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.