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Surgical Opening From The Food Pipe, Through Abdomen

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 43350

An operation that brings the esophagus — the tube carrying food from the throat to the stomach — out to an opening on the body surface, reached through an incision in the abdomen. The opening provides a route for drainage or for feeding when the normal path onward cannot be used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Opening From The Food Pipe, Through Abdomen cost?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $2,239.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,239Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $5,495 to $5,495
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $5,495

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in California than in Illinois. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $1,622 · 33rd of 43
CA $11,220IL $347

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.