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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Kentucky 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$135$75.86 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$123 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,388Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $66 to $245
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $257professional $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
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$135

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.