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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

Alabama 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?

$1,872

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,872 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$166 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$933 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,090Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,862
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $324

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
$309.03
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 39th of 51

$1,872

$324 physician + $1,549 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.