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 —.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File 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 | — | — | — source file |
| 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 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS | $3,153.00 | $3,153.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS | $3,153.00 | $3,153.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS | $3,153.00 | $3,153.00 | — | — | — source file |
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.