Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR ESPHGOSCOPY FLEX W/BAND LIGATION ESOPHGL VARICES
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $445 is 79% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 14% of the 1,609 hospitals reporting CPT 43205. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126 | $126 | — | — | — | $126 – $126 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $315 | $315 | — | — | — | $315 – $315 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $336 | $336 | — | — | — | $336 – $336 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $337 | $337 | — | — | — | $337 – $337 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $409 | $409 | — | — | — | $409 – $409 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $445 | $445 | — | — | — | $445 – $445 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $445 | $445 | — | — | — | $445 – $445 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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