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Esophageal Birth Defect Repair, Infant

Minnesota 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,761 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 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 6 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$6,761$4,467 to $9,550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$5,888 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $22,387Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $11,220
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $6,761

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$27,542.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$22,387.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$6,918

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.