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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

South Dakota 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 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$912$617 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$676 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,365Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,585
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $912

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
$549.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$912

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.