Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: from $1,843.72 to $1,843.72, with a median of $1,843.72. Across Alabama, the median is $2,817.61 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43249, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,843.72Ochsner Choctaw General

Median$1,843.72half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,843.72in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC EGD W/DILATION BALLOON <30MM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,843.72	$2,425.95	—	24%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,843.72, median $1,843.72, highest $1,843.72.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,843.72 — 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.