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Nasal Scope Exam Of The Swallowing Tube With Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43198

This is a diagnostic examination of the swallowing tube (esophagus) using a thin, flexible scope passed through the nose rather than the mouth. During the exam, the physician takes a small tissue sample for further laboratory testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nasal Scope Exam Of The Swallowing Tube With Tissue Sample cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$204 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$145 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $100 to $676Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $98 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $224professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$275

MN $331KY $170

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.