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Total Esophagus Removal Using Three Incision Sites

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 43288

An operation that removes all or nearly all of the esophagus using a combination of chest keyhole surgery, abdominal keyhole surgery, and a neck incision (McKeown type). Removing part of the stomach, a stomach-outlet drainage step when performed, and reconnecting the digestive tract at the neck are included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Total Esophagus Removal Using Three Incision Sites cost?

$5,646

Typical total for the visit. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,646 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,266 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,266$3,548 to $7,079
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$891 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,467Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $9,772
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $4,266

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
$758.58
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Mississippi· 48th of 50

$5,646

$4,266 physician + $1,380 facility

IN $24,308MD $4,418

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.