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Upper Endoscopy With Foreign Body Removal

Vermont rates for HCPCS 43247

During this upper endoscopy, a flexible scope passed through the mouth is used to locate and remove an object, such as a swallowed item or piece of food, that has become lodged in the esophagus, stomach, or the first part of the small intestine. Special instruments are passed through the scope to safely grasp and withdraw the object. This combines diagnostic viewing with immediate removal in the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Foreign Body Removal cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $479.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $2,570Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $550
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $240 · 51st of 51
MN $562VT $240

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.