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Upper Endoscopy With Magnified Cell-Level Imaging

Montana rates for HCPCS 43252

An examination of the esophagus, stomach and the first part of the small intestine with a thin flexible scope passed through the mouth, using a special lens that magnifies the lining enough to show individual cells while the exam is under way. The live magnified view lets the doctor judge suspicious areas on the spot and decide where to take samples. Sedation is usually given.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Magnified Cell-Level Imaging cost?

$962

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $962 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $631 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$263 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$631$257 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,000Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $166 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $331

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
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
$81.28
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$962

$331 physician + $631 facility

CO $5,245ND $722

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.