Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: from $1,859.90 to $4,327.00, with a median of $3,895.77. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $2,035.87 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $3,047.64 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 43249, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,859.90Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$3,895.77half pay less
Highest$4,327.00in this market
Difference2.3×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $1,859.90Highest $4,327.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EGD FLEX TRANSENDOSC BALL DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM DIAM $1,915.00 $1,915.00 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM $3,895.77 $3,895.77 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM $4,327.00 $4,327.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM $4,327.00 $4,327.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC EGD W TRANSENDO BALLOON DIL ESOPHAGUS <30MM $4,327.00 $4,327.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,859.90, median $3,895.77, highest $4,327.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,047.64 — 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.