Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$354.90Providence Mount Carmel Hospital + 1 more
Median$354.90half pay less
Highest$3,397.10in this market
Difference9.6×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $354.90Highest $4,340.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $354.90, median $354.90, highest $3,397.10 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $354.90 — 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.