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Esophagus Removal, No Chest Incision, Bowel Graft

Maine rates for HCPCS 43108

Removal of all or nearly all of the esophagus, the tube carrying food from the throat to the stomach, without opening the chest; the surgeon works through the neck and the abdomen instead. A length of colon or small intestine is freed, moved up, and joined at both ends to replace what was removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophagus Removal, No Chest Incision, Bowel Graft cost?

$5,495

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $8,511.

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 $22,387 · 10th to 90th $19,953 to $29,512Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $10,965
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $22,387professional $5,495

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 18th of 51

$5,495

MN $9,772KY $4,266

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.