Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in California

In California, 95 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $287.13 to $9,768.00, with a median of $2,455.00. The lowest price is at Healdsburg Hospital (Healdsburg). The highest price is 34.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $2,455.00, is 4% above the US median of $2,353.05.
• California ranks 26th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
• 11 of 95 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

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 8, 2026. See them on a map