Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Marion, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $4,410.90 to $4,410.90, with a median of $4,410.90. 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,410.90Marion General Hospital
Median$4,410.90half pay less
Highest$4,410.90in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc Egd W Esoph Dilation Over Guide $4,410.90 $6,786.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,410.90, median $4,410.90, highest $4,410.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,410.90 — 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.