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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

North Carolina 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?

$1,940

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,940 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$186 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$646 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,166Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $427

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
$416.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,940

$427 physician + $1,514 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.