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Upper Endoscopy With Growth Removal By Cautery

Michigan rates for HCPCS 43250

This procedure uses a thin, flexible lighted scope passed through the mouth into the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine to remove a small growth or polyp using a heated instrument that also seals the tissue as it cuts. It is done under sedation and combines diagnosis and treatment in a single visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Growth Removal By Cautery cost?

$1,223

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,223 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$214 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$661 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,570Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Michigan· 45th of 51

$1,223

$245 physician + $977 facility

CO $4,173WV $767

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.