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Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices

Iowa 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?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $4,467.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,761Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $575

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
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 33rd of 50

$1,096

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.