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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Pennsylvania 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$562$525 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$537 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,898Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $501 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $562

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
$602.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,570.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
10 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
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$60.26

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$575

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.