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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Maine 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$182$105 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$708 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,585Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $85 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$186

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.