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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

South 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$174 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$195 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,202Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $135 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $229

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
$194.98
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
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
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$234

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.