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Stretching the Gullet With a Large Balloon

Rhode Island 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 $2,754 · 10th–90th $832$5,0120%10%20%10th90th$2,754$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41