Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $748.00 to $3,153.00, with a median of $2,524.46. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $1,776.46 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $3,033.63 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$748.00Rhode Island Hospital
Median$2,524.46half pay less
Highest$3,153.00in this market
Difference4.2×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $748.00Highest $3,153.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EGD FLEX W INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE THROU ESOPHAGUS $748.00 $748.00 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS $1,895.92 $1,895.92 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS $3,153.00 $3,153.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS $3,153.00 $3,153.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS $3,153.00 $3,153.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $748.00, median $2,524.46, highest $3,153.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,464.78 — 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.