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Keyhole Surgery to Remove the Swallowing Tube

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 43287

Removal of the diseased esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach, together with the upper part of the stomach. It is done through several small incisions using a camera and long instruments in the abdomen and the chest, instead of large open cuts. The remaining stomach is then shaped into a tube and joined to what is left of the esophagus so swallowing can continue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Surgery to Remove the Swallowing Tube cost?

$11,547

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,547 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,786 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 50 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,786$3,467 to $7,762
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$3,802 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $17,783Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $14,125
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,761professional $4,786

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
$1,905.46
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
WI $19,244MD $4,238

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.