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Upper Endoscopy With Large Balloon Dilation

Colorado rates for HCPCS 43233

An examination of the food pipe, stomach and first part of the small intestine with a flexible scope passed through the mouth, during which a narrowed food pipe is stretched open with a large balloon. The balloon is positioned across the tight segment and inflated to widen it so that food and drink pass more easily. Sedation or anesthesia is used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Endoscopy With Large Balloon Dilation cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $6,761.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,511Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $204 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$4,571

IN $6,918WV $229

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.