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Original text from hospital filings
BALLOON DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE; LESS THAN 3.0 CM
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $1.9k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 43% of the 2,293 hospitals reporting CPT 43249. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 25 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 2 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 3 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | $210 – $210 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $485 | $485 | — | — | 1–10 | $485 – $485 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $493 | $493 | $283 | 57% | — | $210 – $776 |
| 6 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $499 | $499 | — | — | 1–10 | $499 – $499 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $509 | $509 | — | — | 1–10 | $509 – $509 |
| 8 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $629 | $629 | — | — | 1–10 | $629 – $629 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $799 | $799 | — | — | — | $799 – $799 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $935 | $935 | — | — | 1–10 | $935 – $935 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 12 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 13 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 14 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 15 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 16 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 17 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 18 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 19 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 21 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 23 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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