go back

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 July 2026.

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

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $955 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$562 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$676 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,913Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,000
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $955professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 30th of 51

$661

CA $1,413WV $575

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.