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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Oklahoma 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$102 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$537 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,169Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
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
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 15th of 51

$209

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.