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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 October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$219 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$372 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,888Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $105 to $955
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $631professional $331

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,202.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
10 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
$40.74
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 1st of 51

$355

AK $355MD $95.50

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.