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Upper GI Endoscopy With Lesion Removal By Snare

Mississippi 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?

$1,339

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,339 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$427$234 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$646 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,138Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $186 to $891
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $427

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
$181.97
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 43rd of 51

$1,339

$427 physician + $912 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.