Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $611.22 to $3,143.90, with a median of $2,134.21. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $1,522.99 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,134.21 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM | $611.22 | $873.17 | $184.27–$2,455.11 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,134.21 | $2,134.21 | $41.55–$608.25 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,134.21 | $2,134.21 | $41.55–$1,267.77 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,134.21 | $2,134.21 | $41.55–$1,267.77 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,134.21 | $2,134.21 | $49.37–$1,267.77 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $3,143.90 | — | $1,017.26–$5,988.35 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $611.22, median $2,134.21, highest $3,143.90 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,134.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 5 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.