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Removal of the Whole Food Pipe, Chest Approach

Idaho 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?

$9,248

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$3,388 to $6,166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,631 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $10,233Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $6,918
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $4,571

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,762.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIdaho $9,248 · 20th of 50
ME $26,556MD $3,904

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.