Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $7,186.00 to $7,186.00, with a median of $7,186.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Princeton Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Alabama, the median is $5,710.12 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $7,186.00 | $7,186.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital lowest Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $7,186.00 | $7,186.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital lowest Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $7,186.00 | $7,186.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,186.00, median $7,186.00, highest $7,186.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,186.00. 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.