Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,859.90 to $4,327.00, with a median of $3,047.64. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $1,187.74 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $3,047.64 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM | $1,859.90 | $1,859.90 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EGD FLEX TRANSENDOSC BALL DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM DIAM | $1,915.00 | $1,915.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Esoph Egd Dilation <30 Mm | $2,146.00 | $6,562.50 | $519.96–$6,234.38 | 67% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,146.00 | $5,440.00 | $519.96–$6,234.38 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with transendoscopic balloon dilation of esophagus (less than 30 mm diameter) | $3,047.64 | $5,079.40 | $3,214.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM | $3,895.77 | $3,895.77 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM | $4,327.00 | $4,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM | $4,327.00 | $4,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM | $4,327.00 | $4,327.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,859.90, median $3,047.64, highest $4,327.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,895.77. 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 2 of 2 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.