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Removal of the Whole Food Pipe, Chest Approach

Washington 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?

$10,776

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,776 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,467$3,236 to $6,607
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$4,467 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $9,550Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $9,333
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $4,467

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,760.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,549.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Washington 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 feeWashington $10,776 · 13th 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.