Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $2,318.75 to $2,318.75, with a median of $2,318.75. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,395.55 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC PBB UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE | $2,318.75 | $4,375.00 | $262.09–$1,546.73 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC PBB UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE | $2,318.75 | $4,375.00 | $262.09–$1,546.73 | 47% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,318.75, median $2,318.75, highest $2,318.75.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,318.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.