Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $956.87 to $956.87, with a median of $956.87. The lowest listed price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,647.10 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43249, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Ball Dil,30mm | $956.87 | $1,708.70 | $786.00–$1,627.22 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Ball Dil,30mm | $956.87 | $1,708.70 | $786.00–$1,627.22 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC PROF UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $979.83 | $1,749.70 | $786.00–$1,627.22 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC PROF UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $979.83 | $1,749.70 | $786.00–$1,627.22 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Up GI Endoscopy,Ball Dil,30mm | $2,848.38 | $5,086.40 | $1,525.92–$3,855.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Up GI Endoscopy,Ball Dil,30mm | $2,848.38 | $5,086.40 | $1,525.92–$3,855.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $2,933.84 | $5,239.00 | $1,525.92–$3,855.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $2,933.84 | $5,239.00 | $1,525.92–$3,855.90 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $7,224.67 | $12,901.20 | $804.86–$11,998.12 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI UP GI ENDOSCOPY,BALL DIL,30MM | $7,224.67 | $12,901.20 | $804.86–$11,998.12 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $956.87, median $956.87, highest $956.87.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers upper endoscopy in which a balloon is used to stretch a narrowed part of the esophagus.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.