Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $204.88 to $1,883.79, with a median of $876.34. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $671.46 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,648.87 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 12 cities for code 43248, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Feb 6, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Egd Guide Wire Insertion | $204.88 | $788.00 | $232.46–$1,708.92 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Egd Guide Wire Insertion | $406.07 | $772.00 | $179.56–$2,395.60 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 EGD guide wire insertion | $576.68 | $2,218.00 | $339.39–$2,445.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,365.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $539.79–$2,144.59 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $876.34 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $928.79 | $2,185.38 | $399.31–$3,500.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN EGD guide wire insertion | $1,031.16 | $3,966.00 | $97.96–$3,497.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,084.09 | $1,729.00 | $110.46–$1,556.10 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 EGD guide wire insertion | $1,248.20 | $2,373.00 | $942.56–$2,395.60 | 47% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 EGD guide wire insertion | $1,452.25 | $3,925.00 | $12.36–$3,532.50 | 63% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 EGD guide wire insertion | $1,883.79 | $4,176.00 | $886.15–$4,176.00 | 55% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $204.88, median $876.34, highest $1,883.79 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $876.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43248 ($1,395.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $29.79 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS UGI ENDOSCOPY W ESOPHAGEAL DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $99.07 | file |