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Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object

South 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?

$513

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $2,692.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $166 to $8,511Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $209 to $257
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $525professional $224

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
$165.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 50

$513

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.