Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Ripley, WV
In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,433.25 to $1,433.25, with a median of $1,433.25. Across West Virginia, the median is $1,433.25 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Association Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM | $1,433.25 | $2,866.50 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,433.25, median $1,433.25, highest $1,433.25.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43249 ($2,012.08). 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.
| Community Health Association Ripley, WVESOPH EGD DILATION <30 MM | $166.50 | file |