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Nasal Scope Exam Of The Swallowing Tube With Tissue Sample

Hawaii 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $229.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $93 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $191

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 47th of 51

$191

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.