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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Utah 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$724$589 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,138 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,129Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,622
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $724

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
$724.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 20th of 51

$724

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.