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Minimally Invasive Esophagus Removal

Iowa rates for HCPCS 43286

This is a major operation to remove most or all of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach, most often because of cancer. The surgeon works through small incisions in the abdomen using a scope and camera, plus an open incision in the neck, instead of one large open chest incision, then reconnects the remaining portion of the digestive tract so the person can swallow normally again.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Esophagus Removal cost?

$10,307

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,307 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,918 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,918$5,129 to $7,244
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,514 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,586Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,388professional $6,918

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
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,511.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$22,387.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,772.37
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
5 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
$1,445.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 7th of 51

$10,307

$6,918 physician + $3,388 facility

AK $22,987DE $3,887

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.