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Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object

California rates for HCPCS 43215

A flexible lighted scope is passed through the mouth into the food pipe, and an object stuck there, such as swallowed food, a coin or a bone, is grasped and pulled out. The lining is checked afterward for injury from the object. It is done with sedation and is often urgent because a stuck object can block swallowing or damage the food pipe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $5,495.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $437 to $12,589Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $132 to $776
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $398

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Indiana than in Montana. 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.

California· 8th of 50

$3,467

IN $5,495MT $302

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.