Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 36 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $188.45 to $10,204.96, with a median of $1,088.07. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $899.62 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $986.15 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 29 cities for code 43248, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$188.45St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$1,088.07half pay less
Highest$10,204.96in this market
Difference54.2×highest vs lowest
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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $188.45Highest $10,204.96
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $188.45 | $691.67 | $130.59–$419.74 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $304.25 | $1,601.32 | $446.75–$13,453.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $304.25 | $1,601.32 | $446.75–$13,453.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $304.25 | $1,601.32 | $446.75–$13,453.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $304.25 | $1,601.32 | $446.75–$13,453.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $304.25 | $1,601.32 | $446.75–$13,453.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 ENDOSCOPY WITH INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $470.00 | $470.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $926.63 | $419.00 | $108.32–$465.54 | -121% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $926.63 | $431.00 | $108.32–$465.54 | -115% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $926.63 | $431.00 | $108.32–$465.54 | -115% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $926.63 | $421.00 | $108.32–$465.54 | -120% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $937.56 | $3,905.00 | $839.58–$3,533.63 | 76% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $937.56 | $3,905.00 | $839.58–$3,533.63 | 76% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,024.64 | $3,638.00 | $516.60–$3,540.50 | 72% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,024.64 | $3,638.00 | $654.84–$3,578.34 | 72% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,638.00 | $596.63–$3,540.50 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,905.00 | $648.23–$3,905.00 | 73% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,638.00 | $512.96–$3,563.42 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,038.65 | $3,638.00 | $1,038.65–$9,933.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,038.65 | $3,905.00 | $628.71–$3,694.13 | 73% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,038.65 | $3,638.00 | $1,038.65–$9,933.00 | 71% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,072.00 | $3,807.75 | $726.90–$3,807.75 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,104.13 | $3,638.00 | $622.10–$3,399.71 | 70% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,104.13 | $3,905.00 | $702.90–$3,808.16 | 72% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | $181.76–$1,575.45 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $181.05–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | $181.05–$1,575.45 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $3,358.48 | $181.76–$1,575.45 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED BY DIL | $1,109.47 | $2,763.22 | $186.55–$1,575.45 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,215.56 | $3,400.03 | $365.40–$3,230.03 | 64% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,251.05 | $10,280.88 | — | 88% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,251.05 | $9,964.59 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,631.80 | $10,059.79 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | $181.76–$1,548.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | $90.27–$1,548.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | $181.76–$1,548.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | $90.27–$1,548.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,790.11 | $11,612.41 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,876.58 | $10,059.79 | — | 81% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,876.58 | $9,054.93 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 EGD W/ESOPH DIL OVR GUIDEWIRE | $4,021.00 | $4,021.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION | $4,045.00 | $4,045.00 | $165.00–$6,468.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $5,356.00 | $5,356.00 | $1,126.63–$6,564.00 | — | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $5,495.00 | $5,495.00 | $1,731.00–$10,369.07 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $10,204.96 | $10,204.96 | $725.00–$7,319.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $188.45, median $1,088.07, highest $10,204.96 — a 54.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $470.00. 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 22 of 30 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.