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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$129 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$117 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $427Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $83 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $229professional $186

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
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
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
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 27th 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.