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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$170$117 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$575 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,571Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $93 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $170

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
$87.10
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
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
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 26th 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.