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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Colorado 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$110 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,413 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,370Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $195

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
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
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$200

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.