Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $764.22 to $1,005.40, with a median of $884.81. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $120.59 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $661.08 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE | $764.22 | $1,626.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE | $1,005.40 | $2,285.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $764.22, median $884.81, highest $1,005.40 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $884.81 — 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.