Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: from $233.20 to $333.00, with a median of $283.10. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $49.90 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,009.20 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43249, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 43249,52 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $233.20 | $424.00 | $126.78–$381.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 43249 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $233.20 | $424.00 | $126.78–$381.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 43249,52 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $333.00 | $740.00 | $219.78–$666.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 43249 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $333.00 | $740.00 | $219.78–$666.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $233.20, median $283.10, highest $333.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,397.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
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.
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN43249,52 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $152.64 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN43249 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $152.64 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN43249,52 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $199.80 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN43249 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $199.80 | file |