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Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object

North Carolina 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?

$398

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $741.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $141 to $2,630Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $257 to $257
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $257

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
$223.87
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
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 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$398

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.