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Transnasal Upper Digestive Scope Exam, Diagnostic

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$295 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$724 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,388Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $100 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$550

AK $1,122KY $158

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.