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Lower Esophagus Removal Via Chest And Abdomen

Virginia rates for HCPCS 43117

Removes the lower portion of the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach, working through an abdominal incision and a separate chest incision. The stomach is then brought upward and joined to the remaining esophagus inside the chest.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Esophagus Removal Via Chest And Abdomen cost?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $19,498Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,370.32
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Virginia· 29th of 50

$4,266

ME $22,387WY $1,288

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.