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Opening The Esophagus Through The Chest To Remove An Object

Alabama rates for HCPCS 43045

The chest is opened and an incision is made in the wall of the esophagus so a swallowed object lodged there can be taken out. The esophagus is then stitched closed. It is used when the object cannot be retrieved with a scope passed through the mouth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Esophagus Through The Chest To Remove An Object cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 4 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$1,445$1,259 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,259 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,445

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$1,479

CA $3,090WV $1,318

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.