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Removal of the Whole Food Pipe, Chest Approach

Maryland 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?

$3,467

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,230Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $5,370
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $437professional $3,467

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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,128.61
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $3,467 · 46th of 51
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.