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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Florida 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$135$75.86 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$427 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,370Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $135

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
$380.19
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,570.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
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
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$138

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.