Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $838.40 to $10,910.51, with a median of $838.40. The lowest listed price is at Lankenau Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,501.40 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Egd Ins Gwire W Dilation | $838.40 | $2,096.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Egd Ins Gwire W Dilation | $838.40 | $2,096.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Egd Ins Gwire W Dilation | $838.40 | $2,096.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Egd Ins Gwire W Dilation | $838.40 | $2,096.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Egd Ins Gwire W Dilation | $838.40 | $2,096.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $892.00 | $2,890.00 | $502.57–$2,890.00 | 69% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $927.00 | $2,890.00 | $502.57–$2,890.00 | 68% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $927.00 | $2,890.00 | $502.57–$2,890.00 | 68% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Ugi Include Jejunum for Dil | $5,965.92 | $5,965.92 | $358.40–$5,369.33 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire | $10,910.51 | — | $103.02–$4,611.48 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $838.40, median $838.40, highest $10,910.51 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $838.40. 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 2 of 4 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.