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Upper GI Endoscopy With Esophageal Balloon Dilation

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,893

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$158 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,202 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,310Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $263

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
$645.65
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,511.38
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,466.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$616.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 17th of 51

$2,893

$263 physician + $2,630 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.