Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HB Egd Balloon Dilation Esophagus <30 Mm Diam
Low
$91
Average
$1.6k
Median
$778
High
$8.0k
Each hospital's average Wellmark rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
72 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 13.2× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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146 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Wellmark rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Monument Health Network Inc Sturgis, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | $862 | 53% | 2–20 | $779 – $2.5k |
| 2 | Pella Regional Health Center Pella, IA other · outpatient | 2 | $1.1k | $1.1k | $70 | 6% | 2–20 | $1.0k – $1.2k |
| 3 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 4 | Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. Mason City, IA facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 5 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $1.5k | $1.5k | $481 | 33% | — | $970 – $1.9k |
| 6 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $457 | 33% | — | $921 – $1.8k |
| 7 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA case rate · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 8 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $292 | $267 | $76 | 29% | — | $140 – $344 |
| 9 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 10 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 11 | Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids, IA fee schedule · both | 2 | $318 | $318 | $26 | 8% | — | $292 – $344 |
| 12 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD fee schedule · both | 1 | $357 | $357 | — | — | — | $357 – $357 |
| 13 | Avera St. Anthony's Hospital O'Neill, NE percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 14 | Avera St. Benedicts Parkston, SD fee schedule · both | 1 | $357 | $357 | — | — | — | $357 – $357 |
| 15 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 16 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA professional · fee schedule · inpatient | 3 | $146 | $132 | $41 | 31% | — | $63 – $172 |
| 17 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $146 | $132 | $41 | 31% | — | $63 – $172 |
| 18 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp West Des Moines, IA professional · fee schedule · inpatient | 3 | $146 | $132 | $41 | 31% | — | $63 – $172 |
| 19 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp West Des Moines, IA professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $146 | $132 | $41 | 31% | — | $63 – $172 |
| 20 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA case rate · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 21 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $292 | $267 | $76 | 29% | — | $140 – $344 |
| 22 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation West Des Moines, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $292 | $267 | $76 | 29% | — | $140 – $344 |
| 23 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 24 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 25 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA professional · fee schedule · inpatient | 3 | $146 | $132 | $41 | 31% | — | $63 – $172 |
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