Esophageal dilation Cost in Fresno, CA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Fresno, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,021 — 182% above the US median ($1,424), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Fresno Surgical Hospital	Fresno, CA	$2,467	$2,088	—	—	14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fresno	Fresno, CA	$4,021	$2,351	★ 4/5	—	14.6%
Saint Agnes Medical Center	Fresno, CA	$7,506	$4,822	★ 2/5	244 min	15.9%

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)

$7,180

Cash / self-pay

$4,021

Insurer-negotiated

$2,351

Medicare pays

$522

$2,778$6,809

Median cash $4,021 · Medicare $522 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $4,021 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($522). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,044).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,180 list price could save about $3,159 (44%).

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Doctors who perform this in Fresno

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
Sandeep Sekhon, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	56
Ajit Arora, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	49
Pradnya Mitroo, MD	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	26
Adam Greenberg, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	22
Prahalad Jajodia, MD	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	19
Mufti Saadat Farooqi, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	14
Soo Kim, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Fresno, CA	12

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