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Esophagus Removal, No Chest Incision, Bowel Graft

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,918$4,571 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$6,310 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,586Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $79 to $8,128
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $6,918

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$6,918

AK $14,454TX $676

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.