Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Bethany, MO
In Bethany, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $669.50 to $669.50, with a median of $669.50. Across Missouri, the median is $2,465.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43249, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 10, 2025 and Sep 10, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bethany, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Community Hospital lowest Bethany, MO · (660) 425-2211 PF ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $669.50 | $1,030.00 | $134.22–$2,107.38 | 35% | Sep 10, 2025 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MO · (660) 425-2211 ESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $1,673.75 | $2,575.00 | $1,467.75–$2,317.50 | 35% | Sep 10, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $669.50, median $669.50, highest $669.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $669.50. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43249 ($2,009.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MOPF ADD ESOPH EGD DILATION<30MM | $31.85 | file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany, MOADD ESOPH EGD DILATION<30 MM | $167.70 | file |