Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $354.90 to $3,397.10, with a median of $354.90. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Washington, the median is $1,977.13 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PR 43249 EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS/LESS THAN 30MM | $354.90 | $507.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR 43249 EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS/LESS THAN 30MM | $354.90 | $507.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,040.10 | $4,343.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,047.80 | $4,354.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,397.10 | $4,853.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $4,340.70 | $6,201.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $354.90, median $354.90, highest $3,397.10 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $354.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.