Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Lafayette, LA
In Lafayette, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $417.45 to $1,743.30, with a median of $734.70. The lowest listed price is at Acadia General Hospital — $317.25 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $824.88 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM source file | $417.45 | $1,815.00 | $481.27–$1,896.63 | 77% |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM source file | $542.88 | $2,088.00 | $481.27–$4,382.05 | 74% |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM source file | $734.70 | $2,449.00 | $468.30–$2,228.59 | 70% |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM source file | $985.53 | $4,693.00 | $481.27–$2,815.80 | 79% |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM source file | $1,743.30 | $3,874.00 | $468.30–$2,711.80 | 55% |
Outpatient: lowest $417.45, median $734.70, highest $1,743.30 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $734.70. 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 5 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 1 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 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.