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Diagnostic Esophagus Exam Through the Nose

Virginia 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$89.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$479 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $110 to $5,754Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $79 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $155

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
$208.93
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
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
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$158

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.