Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 Colorado Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Colorado

In Colorado, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,417.45 to $7,540.96, with a median of $2,370.20. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 5.3× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,417.45Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$2,370.20half pay less
Highest$7,540.96in Colorado
Lowest saves$952.75vs the median

Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC UGI ENDO W/BALLOON <30 MM $1,417.45 $4,049.85 Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJH UPPER GASTRO ENDO W/BALLOON $2,370.20 $3,386.00 —
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Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM $7,540.96 $13,466.00 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 2 $1,417.45 $1,893.82
Grand Junction, CO 1 $7,540.96 $7,540.96

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.

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.