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Upper Endoscopy With Bleeding Control

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 43255

During this upper endoscopy, a flexible scope is passed through the mouth to examine the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine, and the physician also treats an area of active or recent bleeding found during the exam. Bleeding is controlled using techniques such as cautery, clips, or injected medication delivered through the scope. Combining diagnosis and treatment in a single procedure can avoid the need for a separate follow-up intervention.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Bleeding Control cost?

$3,533

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,533 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$513$363 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,089 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,457Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $513

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$3,533

$513 physician + $3,020 facility

CO $4,259MT $1,038

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.