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Esophageal Birth Defect Repair, Infant

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 43314

This service is a reconstructive operation on the esophagus - the tube connecting the throat to the stomach - to correct a birth defect, such as an abnormal connection between the esophagus and windpipe or a section of esophagus that did not form properly. It is typically performed in an infant shortly after the condition is diagnosed. The goal is to restore a normal, functioning connection between the throat and stomach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophageal Birth Defect Repair, Infant cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 3 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$3,162$2,818 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,660 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,802Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $4,571
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $3,162

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Arkansas· 48th of 51

$3,162

MN $6,918KY $3,090

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.