Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $396.64 to $1,076.76, with a median of $661.08. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $264.44 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $661.08 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $396.64 | $2,479.00 | $1,487.40–$835.92 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $474.56 | $2,966.00 | $1,134.47–$889.80 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $538.58 | $3,847.00 | $1,024.91–$967.31 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $661.08 | $4,722.00 | $1,128.56–$986.90 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $661.08 | $4,722.00 | $1,128.56–$986.90 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $661.08 | $4,722.00 | $1,128.56–$986.90 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $825.66 | $3,753.00 | $1,019.88–$824.21 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Insertion of Guide Wire With Dilation of Esophagus Using an Endoscope | $1,076.76 | $3,988.00 | $1,129.00–$733.43 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $396.64, median $661.08, highest $1,076.76 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.