Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Cut Bank, MT

In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,563.74 to $1,563.74, with a median of $1,563.74. Across Montana, the median is $1,333.31 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43249, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,563.74Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$1,563.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,563.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 43249 ENDO EGD w/Ballon Dilation File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $1,563.74 $2,405.75 — 35%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $1,563.74, median $1,563.74, highest $1,563.74.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,563.74. 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.