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Esophagus And Windpipe Fistula Repair, Chest Approach

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 43312

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, together with repair of an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the windpipe. Correcting this connection helps prevent food, liquid, or saliva from passing into the airway.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophagus And Windpipe Fistula Repair, Chest Approach cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$1,905$1,585 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,122 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,905

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$1,950

CA $3,631WV $1,622

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.