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Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object

Illinois 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?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $2,512.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,244Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $550

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
$269.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 50

$1,096

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.