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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$178 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$219 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,818Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $105 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$288

MN $288KY $151

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.