Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,759.38Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$1,962.24half pay less
Highest$1,962.24in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $1,759.38Highest $1,962.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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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
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM $1,962.24 $4,672.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $1,759.38, median $1,962.24, highest $1,962.24 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,962.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.