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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

Mississippi 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?

$1,207

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,207 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$295$155 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$617 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,239Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,862
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $295

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
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 50th of 51

$1,207

$295 physician + $912 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.