Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,759.38 to $1,962.24, with a median of $1,962.24. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $202.86 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,138.20 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $1,759.38 | $4,189.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $1,962.24 | $4,672.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $1,962.24 | $4,672.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $1,962.24 | $4,672.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,759.38, median $1,962.24, highest $1,962.24 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,962.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.