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Esophagus Birth Defect Repair, Chest Approach

Alabama rates for HCPCS 43310

Surgical correction of a birth defect in which the esophagus does not form as a single, continuous passage, performed through an incision in the chest rather than the neck. This version does not include repair of an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the windpipe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophagus Birth Defect Repair, Chest Approach cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,660$1,445 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,259 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $2,884
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,660

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Alabama· 30th of 51

$1,738

CA $3,388WV $1,514

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.