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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Tennessee 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 5 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$617$562 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,514 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $661 to $4,074Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $617

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
$1,174.90
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$631

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.