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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43197

An examination of the esophagus, the tube connecting the throat to the stomach, using a thin, flexible scope passed through the nose rather than the mouth. It allows the clinician to directly view the lining of the esophagus and can include collecting a sample by brushing or rinsing the surface. Because it goes through the nose with a very thin scope, it is often done without sedation, unlike a standard scope passed through the mouth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 6 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$245$182 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$120 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $83 to $603Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $81 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $200professional $245

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
$275.42
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$602.56

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$240

MN $288KY $151

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.