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Neck Food Pipe Repair With Intestine Transfer

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 43116

Removes a diseased section of the esophagus in the neck and replaces it with a short piece of the patient's own intestine. The transferred segment is sewn in at both ends, and its small artery and vein are reconnected to vessels in the neck under a microscope so that the transplanted piece stays alive.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Food Pipe Repair With Intestine Transfer cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,026 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,026$4,571 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,467 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $10,000Professionalmedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $13,804
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $6,026

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
$1,659.59
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$13,182.57
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$30,199.52
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$6,026

MN $10,965KY $4,786

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.