Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $287.13 to $3,959.20, with a median of $3,292.56. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $3,005.43 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,455.00 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 43249 EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS/LESS THAN 30MM | $287.13 | $563.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $1,776.33 | $3,483.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,205.35 | $6,285.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,379.77 | $6,627.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM | $3,959.20 | $7,070.00 | $2,292.00–$7,179.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $287.13, median $3,292.56, highest $3,959.20 — a 13.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,292.56. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.