Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,250.60 to $8,326.76, with a median of $3,396.12. The lowest price is at Ketchikan Medial Center (Ketchikan). The highest price is 6.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,396.12, is 44% above the US median of $2,353.05.
- Alaska ranks 42nd of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 7 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43249. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,250.60Ketchikan Medial Center
Median$3,396.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,326.76in Alaska
Lowest saves$2,145.52vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Medial Center lowest Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM | $1,250.60 | $1,924.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC PR 43249 EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS/LESS THAN 30MM | $1,534.26 | $1,967.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $2,592.72 | $3,324.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC ED UGI W DILATION ESOPHAGUS BAL CDM | $3,396.12 | $4,354.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $4,429.85 | $4,663.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $6,697.00 | $6,697.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK ESOPH ENDOSCOPY, DILATION | $8,326.76 | $27,755.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $6,697.00 | $7,511.88 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $4,429.85 | $4,429.85 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $1,534.26 | $1,534.26 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $1,250.60 | $1,250.60 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $3,396.12 | $3,396.12 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $2,592.72 | $2,592.72 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What upper endoscopy with balloon dilation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus in other states
- Alabama$2,658.48
- Arizona$3,881.97
- Arkansas$998.53
- California$2,455.00
- Colorado$2,078.96
- Connecticut$6,601.76
- Delaware$2,236.08, 4 hospitals
- Florida$2,808.60
- Georgia$2,081.61
- Hawaii$2,758.00
- Idaho$2,627.87
- Illinois$2,342.75
- Indiana$3,193.70
- Iowa$2,554.40
- Kansas$1,872.88
- Kentucky$3,248.55
- Louisiana$878.72
- Maine$1,211.05
- Maryland$2,506.57, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,971.50
- Michigan$2,269.42
- Minnesota$1,879.24
- Mississippi$1,935.00
- Missouri$1,812.50
- Montana$1,333.31
- Nebraska$1,787.40
- Nevada$2,087.00
- New Hampshire$1,379.75
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$2,140.20
- New York$2,443.53
- North Carolina$2,433.60
- North Dakota$2,907.45
- Ohio$3,502.85
- Oklahoma$1,800.00
- Oregon$2,743.25
- Pennsylvania$3,414.00
- Rhode Island$3,047.64
- South Carolina$5,091.10
- South Dakota$2,534.40
- Tennessee$1,093.16
- Texas$1,468.16
- Utah$1,898.25, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.00
- Virginia$2,353.05
- Washington$2,351.48
- West Virginia$1,569.00
- Wisconsin$2,656.55
- Wyoming$1,823.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.