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Banding of Swollen Veins in the Gullet

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 43205

Passes a flexible camera on a thin tube through the mouth into the gullet and places small elastic bands around swollen veins in its lining, cutting off their blood supply so they shrivel and scar over. It stops bleeding from those veins or prevents a first bleed, which is a serious risk in people with liver disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Banding of Swollen Veins in the Gullet cost?

$302

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $1,023.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,012Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $355 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $355

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 44.7 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 50

$302

IN $6,310ND $141

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.