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Scope Removal of Food Pipe Lining Tissue

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 43211

A flexible scope is passed through the mouth into the food pipe and an abnormal patch of the lining is lifted away from the wall beneath it, usually by injecting fluid underneath, then cut free and retrieved. It is used for early growths or precancerous change confined to the surface layer. The tissue removed is sent for laboratory examination to check the depth and the edges.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Removal of Food Pipe Lining Tissue cost?

$1,230

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $2,754.

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 $1,230 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,754
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,230

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $1,230 · 33rd of 50
IN $7,244WV $229

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.