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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Kansas 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$117 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$550 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,754Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $95 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $229

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
$1,023.29
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
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
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 12th of 51

$229

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.