Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Cut Bank, MT — inpatient

In Cut Bank, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: from $1,563.74 to $1,563.74, with a median of $1,563.74. Across Montana, the median is $628.80 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43249, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 pay less
Highest$1,563.74in this market
Difference1.0×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 Cut Bank, MT.

median
Lowest $1,563.74Highest $2,931.34

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 43249 ENDO EGD w/Ballon Dilation $1,563.74 $2,405.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank, MT · (406) 873-2251 43249 Upr Gi Ndsc Balo Dilat Esoph < 30 Mm Diam $2,931.34 $4,509.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,563.74, median $1,563.74, highest $1,563.74.

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