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Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices

Connecticut 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $6,310.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,454.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 4th of 50

$4,898

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.