Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Boise City, ID — inpatient

In Boise City, ID, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $666.00 to $2,526.00, with a median of $2,526.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise — $1,860.00 less than the median here. Across Idaho, the median is $2,526.00 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$666.00Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise
Median$2,526.00half pay less
Highest$2,526.00in this market
Difference3.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boise City, ID.

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Lowest $666.00Highest $2,526.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise lowest Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire $666.00 $666.00 $47.18–$599.40 — Mar 31, 2026
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $2,526.00 $2,526.00 — — —
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $2,526.00 $2,526.00 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $2,526.00 $2,526.00 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $2,526.00 $2,526.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $666.00, median $2,526.00, highest $2,526.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,652.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.