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Upper Endoscopy With Injection of Varices

South Carolina 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?

$759

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $5,248.

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 $759 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,772Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $347 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $759professional $372

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
$275.42
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 50

$759

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.