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Neck Food Pipe Repair With Intestine Transfer

South 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 October 2026.

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

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $912 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$2,692 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$603 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,079
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $912professional $4,365

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$4,365

AK $16,596TX $759

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.