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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 October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$257$155 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$186 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $76 to $2,455Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $115 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $257

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
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$602.56
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$269

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.