Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $498.90 to $3,870.89, with a median of $2,638.57. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Lapeer Region and 3 other hospitals — $2,139.67 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,647.10 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Lapeer Region lowest Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SP EGD, Flexible, Transoral; with Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation of Esophagus 43249 | $498.90 | $997.70 | $96.92–$246.63 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SP EGD, Flexible, Transoral; with Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation of Esophagus 43249 | $498.90 | $997.70 | $96.92–$246.63 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SP EGD, Flexible, Transoral; with Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation of Esophagus 43249 | $498.90 | $997.70 | $96.92–$246.63 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SP EGD, Flexible, Transoral; with Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation of Esophagus 43249 | $498.90 | $997.70 | $96.92–$246.63 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $2,399.45 | $4,798.89 | $1,037.65–$2,960.15 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $2,411.86 | $4,823.72 | $1,037.65–$2,960.15 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB EGD W DILATION ESOPHAGUS (<30MM) | $2,638.57 | $2,148.00 | $142.27–$4,397.62 | -23% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB EGD W DILATION ESOPHAGUS (<30MM) | $2,638.57 | $2,148.00 | $142.27–$4,397.62 | -23% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB EGD W DILATION ESOPHAGUS (<30MM) | $2,638.57 | $2,148.00 | $142.27–$4,397.62 | -23% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB EGD W DILATION ESOPHAGUS (<30MM) | $2,638.57 | $2,148.00 | $142.27–$4,397.62 | -23% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $2,708.68 | $5,417.36 | $1,037.65–$2,960.15 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $3,317.02 | $6,634.04 | $1,037.65–$2,960.15 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $3,870.89 | $7,741.77 | $1,037.65–$5,806.33 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $498.90, median $2,638.57, highest $3,870.89 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 9 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43249 ($2,012.08). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MIPR EGD FLEXI TRANSORAL W/DILAT ESOPH BLLN <30 MM DIAM | $195.64 | file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MIPR EGD FLEXI TRANSORAL W/DILAT ESOPH BLLN <30 MM DIAM | $195.64 | file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MIPR EGD FLEXI TRANSORAL W/DILAT ESOPH BLLN <30 MM DIAM | $195.64 | file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MIPR EGD FLEXI TRANSORAL W/DILAT ESOPH BLLN <30 MM DIAM | $195.64 | file |