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Esophagus Scope With Destruction of Abnormal Tissue

Louisiana 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $3,715.

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 $2,399 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,310
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399

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
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,549.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 50

$2,399

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.