Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,998.40 to $4,439.16, with a median of $3,218.78. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $1,220.38 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 outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 5, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $1,998.40 | $2,498.00 | $128.25–$1,973.42 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Esoph Egd Dilation <30 Min | $4,439.16 | $4,932.40 | $153.00–$4,932.40 | 10% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Esoph Egd Dilation <30 Min | $9,338.71 | $10,376.34 | $53.00–$10,376.34 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,998.40, median $3,218.78, highest $4,439.16 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,439.16. 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 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, INBalloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $155.82 | file |