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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43249

A thin flexible scope is passed through the mouth to examine the esophagus, stomach, and the beginning of the small intestine, and a balloon is then passed through the scope and inflated to stretch open a narrowed part of the esophagus. It is done to relieve difficulty swallowing caused by the narrowing. This version uses a balloon under a set diameter; stretching with a large-diameter balloon is a different service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation cost?

$2,074

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,074 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$288 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$251 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,607Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $977

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,309.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 34th of 51

$2,074

$977 physician + $1,096 facility

CA $5,438MT $1,175

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.