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Upper GI Endoscopy With Lesion Removal By Snare

New Hampshire 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?

$2,038

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,038 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$525$269 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,259 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,090Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $525

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$2,038

$525 physician + $1,514 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.