Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $567.00 to $936.00, with a median of $688.90. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $121.90 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $661.08 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE source file | $567.00 | $2,100.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE source file | $635.80 | $2,890.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE source file | $742.00 | $2,650.00 | — | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE source file | $936.00 | $2,925.00 | — | 68% |
Inpatient: lowest $567.00, median $688.90, highest $936.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $661.08 — 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.