Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $1,016.10 to $1,016.10, with a median of $1,016.10. Across Ohio, the median is $2,803.45 at 66 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$1,016.10Lima Memorial Health System
Median$1,016.10half pay less
Highest$1,016.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Egd Guide Wire Insertion $1,016.10 $1,129.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,016.10, median $1,016.10, highest $1,016.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,721.19 — 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.