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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Nebraska 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$162$115 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$550 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $214 to $6,166Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $78 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $162

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
$173.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
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
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 35th of 51

$174

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.