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Removal of the Whole Food Pipe, Chest Approach

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43112

Removes essentially the entire esophagus, the tube carrying food from throat to stomach, using an incision in the chest as well as the abdomen. The stomach is then reshaped, drawn up through the chest, and joined to the short remaining piece of esophagus high up in the neck.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Whole Food Pipe, Chest Approach cost?

$3,715

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $3,981.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $3,715

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 27th of 51

$3,715

MN $7,586VT $2,884

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.