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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Rhode Island 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$631 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$794 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $676

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
3 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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$692

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.