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Transnasal Upper Digestive Scope Exam With Biopsy

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0653T

An exam of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) using a thin flexible scope passed through the nose. One or more tissue samples are taken during the exam and are included in the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Transnasal Upper Digestive Scope Exam With Biopsy cost?

$331

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $479.

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 $1,380 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,042Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $525
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,380professional $316

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
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 47th of 51

$331

AK $1,259KY $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.