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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

North Carolina 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$240$195 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$263 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,388Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $112 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $240

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
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
7 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
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$240

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.