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Removal Of A Food Pipe Growth, Chest Or Abdomen

Maryland rates for HCPCS 43101

Removal of a growth from the wall of the food pipe, with the resulting opening stitched closed during the same operation. The surgeon reaches the food pipe through the chest or through the abdomen, depending on where the growth sits. It is used when the growth can be taken out on its own and the food pipe does not have to be removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Food Pipe Growth, Chest Or Abdomen cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,202.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,514
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $437professional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Maryland $1,072 · 42nd of 51
CA $2,344WV $1,023

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.