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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

South Carolina 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 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 $933 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$501 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$741 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,802Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $107 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $603

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
$660.69
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
11 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
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$631

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.