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Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices

Colorado rates for HCPCS 43243

A flexible lighted scope is passed through the mouth into the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine, and a sealing medicine is injected into swollen veins called varices. Sealing them stops bleeding, or prevents a vein that has already bled from bleeding again. The person is sedated throughout.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $6,761.

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 $3,802 · 10th to 90th $282 to $8,511Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $302

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
$346.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 9th of 50

$3,802

IN $6,761WV $234

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.