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Transnasal Upper Digestive Scope Exam, Diagnostic

California rates for HCPCS 0652T

An exam of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) using a thin flexible scope passed through the nose, done for diagnosis. Collection of a specimen, when performed, is included; an exam that adds biopsy is a separate service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Transnasal Upper Digestive Scope Exam, Diagnostic cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$288$224 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,631 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,490Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $129 to $631
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $288

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
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in California 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.

California· 1st of 51

$1,905

CA $1,905KY $178

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.