Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Dover, DE — inpatient

In Dover, DE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $2,236.08 to $2,236.08, with a median of $2,236.08. Across Delaware, the median is $2,236.08 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,236.08Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Median$2,236.08half pay less
Highest$2,236.08in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover, DE · (302) 744-7001 Hc Egd Guide Wire Insertion $2,236.08 $2,662.00 — 16% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,236.08, median $2,236.08, highest $2,236.08.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,236.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.