Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Shelby, MT
In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $253.82 to $253.82, with a median of $253.82. Across Montana, the median is $628.80 at 15 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shelby, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 43249 Upr Gi Ndsc Balo Dilat Esoph < 30 Mm Diam | $253.82 | $390.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 EGD W/ESOPHAGEAL DILATION | $2,264.28 | $3,483.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $253.82, median $253.82, highest $253.82.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $253.82. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43249 ($2,073.18). 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.
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT43249 Upper Gi Ndsc Balo Dilat Esoph < 30 Mm Diam | $111.31 | file |