Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $365.00 to $10,860.72, with a median of $1,442.40. The lowest listed price is at Nazareth Hospital — $1,077.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,414.00 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm | $365.00 | — | $48.46–$401.76 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Egd Balloon <30Mm | $1,442.40 | $3,606.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Egd Balloon <30Mm | $1,442.40 | $3,606.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Egd Balloon <30Mm | $1,442.40 | $3,606.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Egd Balloon <30Mm | $1,442.40 | $3,606.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Egd Balloon <30Mm | $1,442.40 | $3,606.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $1,887.00 | $3,575.28 | $621.74–$3,575.28 | 47% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $1,961.00 | $3,575.28 | $621.74–$3,575.28 | 45% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $1,961.00 | $3,575.28 | $621.74–$3,575.28 | 45% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm | $4,458.19 | — | $78.20–$5,593.73 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm | $8,278.30 | — | $871.11–$6,952.56 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Transendoscopic Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm | $10,860.72 | — | $176.68–$3,759.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $365.00, median $1,442.40, highest $10,860.72 — a 29.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,442.40. 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 4 of 6 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.