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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $794 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 8 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 $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$631 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $5,888Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,023
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $794professional $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
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $661 · 29th of 51
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.