Esophageal dilation Cost in Dallas, TX (2026)

Prices at 8 hospitals in Dallas, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $973 — 32% below the US median ($1,424), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas	Dallas, TX	$563	$882	★ 4/5	165 min	13.8%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr.	Dallas, TX	$815	$565	★ 4/5	314 min	15.9%
North Central Surgical Center Llp	Dallas, TX	$973	$3,563	—	107 min	14.2%
Dallas Medical Center	Dallas, TX	$1,918	$1,740	★ 3/5	133 min	13.7%
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas	Dallas, TX	$2,354	$2,134	—	—	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,630

Cash / self-pay

$973

Insurer-negotiated

$1,978

Medicare pays

$522

$664$2,179

Median cash $973 · Medicare $522 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $973 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($522). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,044).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,630 list price could save about $657 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dallas

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Michael Nunez, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Dallas, TX	32
Armond Schwartz, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Dallas, TX	31
Lisa Alvarez, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Dallas, TX	14
William Hodges, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Dallas, TX	13

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