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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

North Dakota 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$200$151 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$81.28 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,202Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $107 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $200

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
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
8 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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 18th of 51

$200

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.