Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $299.00 to $2,513.45, with a median of $299.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $1,502.42 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $299.00 | $460.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $2,513.45 | $2,957.00 | $744.00–$2,401.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $2,513.45 | $2,957.00 | $744.00–$2,401.00 | 15% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $299.00, median $299.00, highest $2,513.45 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,096.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.