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Lower Esophagus Removal With Intestinal Replacement

Vermont rates for HCPCS 43123

Removal of the lower portion of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach, sometimes together with the upper part of the stomach. The gap is bridged by moving up a length of colon or small intestine and joining it at both ends. The surgeon works through the abdomen, or through a single incision that crosses the chest and abdomen.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lower Esophagus Removal With Intestinal Replacement cost?

$6,457

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,495 to $7,244.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $8,710
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $6,457

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$6,457

AK $15,136TX $692

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.