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Esophagus Scope to Remove a Swallowed Object

Virginia 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?

$417

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $2,042.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $204 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $479

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
$245.47
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 50

$417

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.