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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Illinois 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$178$100 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$316 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,236Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $85 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $178

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
$194.98
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
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
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$182

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.