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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

Minnesota 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?

$3,951

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,951 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$562$282 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,660 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,943Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $562

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$3,951

$562 physician + $3,388 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.