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Upper GI Endoscopy With Lesion Removal By Snare

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 43251

A doctor passes a thin, flexible scope through the mouth into the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine to examine the lining and remove a growth or abnormal tissue using a wire loop device. The tissue is then sent to a lab for testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper GI Endoscopy With Lesion Removal By Snare cost?

$4,298

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,298 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$219 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,512 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,318Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $191 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $407

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
$851.14
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,148.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in California than in Montana. 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

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$4,298

$407 physician + $3,890 facility

CA $5,460MT $790

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.