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Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices

Minnesota 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?

$977

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $2,630.

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 $977 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,623
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977

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
$218.78
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 34th of 50

$977

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.