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Rigid Scope Stretching of the Gullet

Vermont rates for HCPCS 43196

Passes a rigid scope through the mouth into the gullet and widens a narrowed section by threading a guide wire through the tight area and passing dilators of increasing size over it. It is done to make swallowing easier when the passage has narrowed from scarring, acid damage or another cause.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rigid Scope Stretching of the Gullet cost?

$316

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $339.

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 $1,259 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,995Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $224 to $389
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $302

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 14th of 51

$316

AK $794UT $132

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.