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Ultrasound-Guided Injection Through the Gut Wall

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43253

A scope with an ultrasound probe at its tip is passed through the mouth into the stomach and the first part of the small intestine. Guided by the ultrasound picture, a fine needle is passed through the wall of the gut to inject medicine into nearby structures, or to place tiny markers that later guide radiation treatment. The scope shows the target directly, so nothing has to be reached through the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Injection Through the Gut Wall cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $5,012.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,762Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $251

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Maine 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.

Washington, DC· 14th of 51

$3,981

ME $8,913ND $263

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.