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Esophagus Scope With Destruction of Abnormal Tissue

Delaware rates for HCPCS 43229

A flexible scope is passed through the mouth into the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach. Abnormal tissue such as a growth or a patch of altered lining is destroyed in place using heat or another energy source delivered through the scope. Stretching a narrowed section may also be done during the same visit when needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Esophagus Scope With Destruction of Abnormal Tissue cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $5,754.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,244
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Delaware· 9th of 50

$4,074

IN $9,333ME $692

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.