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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Oklahoma 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$562 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$646 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,266Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $661

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
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
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 31st of 51

$676

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.