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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Maryland 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?

$95.50

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,380Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $78 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $93

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$269.15
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$95.50

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.