Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$253.82Logan Health - Shelby
Median$253.82half pay less
Highest$253.82in 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 Shelby, MT.

median
Lowest $253.82Highest $2,264.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 EGD W/ESOPHAGEAL DILATION $2,264.28 $3,483.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $253.82, median $253.82, highest $253.82.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $253.82 — 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.

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