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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Utah 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$145$120 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$240 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $110 to $4,571Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $107 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $145

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
$109.65
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
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
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$148

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.