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Upper GI Endoscopy With Lesion Removal By Snare

Michigan 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 October 2026.

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

$1,748

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,748 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$269$245 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$589 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,162Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $166 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $269

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
$245.47
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
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
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Colorado 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

Michigan· 27th of 51

$1,748

$269 physician + $1,479 facility

CO $4,142MT $1,002

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.