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Stretching the Gullet With a Large Balloon

Tennessee 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 $2,291 · 10th–90th $617$4,0740%10%10th90th$2,291$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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
$616.60
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35