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Nasal Scope Exam Of The Swallowing Tube With Tissue Sample

Arizona 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 5 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$195$107 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$309 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $132 to $5,623Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $93 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $195

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$200

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.