Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Worcester, MA

In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,975.00 to $5,226.00, with a median of $3,091.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $1,116.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $2,118.35 at 16 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 2026.

Lowest$1,975.00UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Median$3,091.00half pay less
Highest$5,226.00in this market
Difference2.6×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 Worcester, MA.

median
Lowest $1,975.00Highest $13,283.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $1,975.00 $1,975.00 — — Apr 3, 2026
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $3,091.00 $3,091.00 — — Mar 26, 2026
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HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $5,226.00 $5,226.00 — — Mar 26, 2026
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UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $7,676.53 $7,676.53 — — Apr 3, 2026
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $11,991.55 $11,991.55 — — Mar 26, 2026
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HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Egd W Bal Dil Esoph <30mm $13,283.52 $13,283.52 — — Mar 26, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,975.00, median $3,091.00, highest $5,226.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,091.00. 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.