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Removal of a Throat Pouch With a Rigid Scope

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 43180

A straight, rigid scope is passed through the mouth to reach a pouch that has formed where the throat meets the esophagus, and the pouch is removed. The tight muscle at the top of the esophagus that caused the pouch is also divided so it cannot re-form. A telescope or operating microscope is used for magnification.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Throat Pouch With a Rigid Scope cost?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $4,365.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,128
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570

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
$676.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 50

$2,570

IN $15,136ND $537

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.