Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $220.50 to $10,613.00, with a median of $2,342.75. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 48.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,342.75, is about the same as the US median of $2,353.05.
- Illinois ranks 21st of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$220.50Humboldt Park Health
Median$2,342.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,613.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$2,122.25vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $220.50 | $787.50 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-ESOPH ENDOSCOPY DILATION | $263.20 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $479.03 | $1,991.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm | $736.82 | $3,878.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm | $736.82 | $3,878.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Baln Dil Esoph <30mm | $891.94 | $3,878.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $1,222.20 | $1,746.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $1,287.90 | $1,431.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $1,331.20 | $1,664.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $1,538.00 | $1,538.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB PR EDG BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM | $1,543.87 | $2,058.49 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM | $1,597.20 | $6,000.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM | $2,046.00 | $29,764.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,196.60 | $3,138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL EGD W DIL BALLOON | $2,342.75 | $2,342.75 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,386.30 | $3,409.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,386.30 | $3,409.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL ESOPH ENDOSCOPY, DILATION | $2,388.00 | $2,388.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H 43249 EDG BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM | $2,489.20 | $3,556.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,839.90 | $4,057.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $2,839.90 | $4,057.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC EGD BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS <30 MM DIAM - EGD | $2,976.83 | $4,961.38 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $3,315.20 | $4,736.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $3,368.40 | $4,812.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL ESOHP EGD DILATION < | $4,429.60 | $5,537.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flex, Transoral; W/ Transendoscopic Blln Dilation Of Esophagus-Pbb | $4,521.00 | $4,521.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam | $5,248.00 | $5,248.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | $6,249.00 | $6,249.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC UPPER GI ENDO W BALLOON DILATION ESOPHAGUS | $10,613.00 | $10,613.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 18 | $220.50 | $2,291.45 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $2,388.00 | $2,388.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $1,538.00 | $1,538.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $1,287.90 | $1,287.90 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $4,429.60 | $4,429.60 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,331.20 | $1,331.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,597.20 | $1,597.20 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $6,249.00 | $6,249.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $2,976.83 | $2,976.83 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $5,248.00 | $5,248.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,543.87 | $1,543.87 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $2,342.75 | $2,342.75 |
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
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Upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus in other states
- Alabama$2,658.48
- Alaska$3,396.12
- 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
- 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.