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Cutting the Tight Muscle of the Swallowing Tube

New York rates for HCPCS 43331

Divides the tightened muscle at the lower end of the swallowing tube so that food and liquid can pass into the stomach again, working through an incision in the chest. It treats a condition in which that muscle fails to relax and food backs up above it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting the Tight Muscle of the Swallowing Tube cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 9 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$1,622$1,318 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,951 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,890
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $1,622

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,128.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $1,778 · 17th of 51
CA $3,090WV $1,349

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.