Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $4,548.00 to $18,477.00, with a median of $4,548.00. The lowest listed price is at Emory University and 7 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $4,548.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 cities for code 43248, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta lowest Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital lowest Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital lowest Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital lowest Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource lowest Decatur, GA Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation lowest Atlanta, GA Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $4,548.00 | $4,548.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Guidewire insertion w/dilation of esophagus,endoscope | $18,477.00 | $18,477.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,548.00, median $4,548.00, highest $18,477.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,548.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This code covers upper endoscopy in which a narrowed esophagus is stretched with dilators passed over a guide wire.
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.