Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: from $272.40 to $1,377.14, with a median of $824.77. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $552.37 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $839.84 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43249, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$272.40Monadnock Community Hospital
Median$824.77half pay less
Highest$1,377.14in this market
Difference5.1×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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $272.40Highest $1,377.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP ESOPH EGD DILATION LESS THAN 30MM $272.40 $454.00 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Egd/Dil Balloon W/Cs $1,377.14 $3,722.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $272.40, median $824.77, highest $1,377.14 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $824.77 — 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.