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Food Pipe Endoscopy With Internal Ultrasound

Washington rates for HCPCS 43231

A flexible scope with an ultrasound probe on its tip is passed through the mouth into the food pipe, giving both a direct view of the lining and sound-wave pictures of the wall and the structures just outside it. It shows how deep a lump or thickening goes and what lies beyond the surface. No tissue sample is taken during this examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Food Pipe Endoscopy With Internal Ultrasound cost?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $2,818.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,943
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $550

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
$218.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$14,454.40
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,089.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,230.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Washington· 38th of 50

$550

IN $6,607ND $162

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.