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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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 $302 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$132 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$107 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,311Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $87 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $302professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
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
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th 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.