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Stretching the Gullet With a Large Balloon

Kansas rates for HCPCS 43214

Passes a flexible camera on a thin tube through the mouth into the gullet, the tube that carries food to the stomach, and inflates a large balloon to stretch open a tight segment. It is used when swallowing is difficult because the muscle at the lower end will not relax or the passage has tightened.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th–90th $275$7,9430%5%10th90th$2,512$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,548.13