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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Louisiana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$162$117 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$447 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,692Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $85 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $162

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
$288.40
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 33rd of 51

$178

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.