Surgery and procedures CPT 43249 South Carolina Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with balloon dilation cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with balloon widening of the esophagus: from $1,587.60 to $8,606.59, with a median of $7,884.57. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 5.4× 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$1,587.60Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$7,884.57half pay less
Highest$8,606.59in South Carolina
Lowest saves$6,296.97vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC EGD/ENDO W/BALLOON DILA ESOPHA $1,587.60 $2,646.00 —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam $7,134.20 $11,890.33 —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam $7,747.15 $12,911.92 —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam $8,021.98 $13,369.97 —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam $8,166.60 $13,611.00 —
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Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam $8,606.59 $14,344.32 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 4 $7,134.20 $7,956.88
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $8,021.98 $8,021.98
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $1,587.60 $1,587.60

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.