Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient

In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $1,455.71 to $1,455.71, with a median of $1,455.71. Across Kentucky, the median is $922.98 at 4 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$1,455.71University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$1,455.71half pay less
Highest$1,455.71in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd $1,455.71 $3,639.28 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,455.71, median $1,455.71, highest $1,455.71.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,455.71 — 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.