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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Iowa 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$174 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$282 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,786Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $135 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $269

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
$316.23
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$478.63
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
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$282

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.