Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 22 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $220.50 to $10,613.00, with a median of $2,386.30. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $2,165.80 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,342.75 at 29 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,386.30, is about the same as the US median of $2,353.05.
- 2 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 43249, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 27, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $220.50 | $787.50 | $259.88–$826.88 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-ESOPH ENDOSCOPY DILATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $263.20 | $376.00 | $177.57–$300.80 | 30% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $479.03 | $1,991.00 | $62.00–$2,050.73 | 76% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $736.82 | $3,878.00 | $340.12–$2,471.83 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $736.82 | $3,878.00 | $1,050.94–$2,830.94 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $891.94 | $3,878.00 | $567.64–$5,161.00 | 77% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,222.20 | $1,746.00 | $319.52–$1,746.00 | 30% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $29,764.00 | $150.06–$24,704.12 | 93% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,055.75 | $9,651.41 | $153.27–$6,866.52 | 79% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,196.60 | $3,138.00 | $596.22–$3,138.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,386.30 | $3,409.00 | $507.94–$3,409.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,386.30 | $3,409.00 | $235.22–$3,409.00 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,415.48 | $9,362.33 | $9,362.33 | 74% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H 43249 EDG BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,489.20 | $3,556.00 | $604.52–$3,378.20 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,839.90 | $4,057.00 | $783.00–$4,057.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,839.90 | $4,057.00 | $673.46–$4,057.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,315.20 | $4,736.00 | $408.56–$4,736.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,368.40 | $4,812.00 | $769.92–$4,812.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 ESOPH ENDOSCOPY DILATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,431.40 | $4,902.00 | $158.61–$1,896.00 | 30% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 ESOPH ENDOSCOPY, DILATION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,166.14 | $15,430.14 | $128.25–$12,961.32 | 73% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flex, Transoral; W/ Transendoscopic Blln Dilation Of Esophagus-Pbb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,521.00 | $4,521.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,714.54 | $13,169.10 | $4,106.00–$5,178.89 | 64% |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC UPPER GI ENDO W BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,613.00 | $10,613.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $220.50, median $2,386.30, highest $10,613.00 — a 48.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,505.10. 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 20 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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 upper endoscopy with balloon dilation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation explained.