Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $1,345.05 to $4,365.04, with a median of $1,664.00. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $318.95 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,779.75 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC EGD W/INSRT GIDE WIRE | $1,345.05 | $2,989.00 | $541.01–$2,241.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,664.00 | $3,200.00 | $930.00–$2,766.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,664.00 | $3,200.00 | $930.00–$2,766.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,664.00 | $3,200.00 | $930.00–$2,766.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC EGD W/INSRT GIDE WIRE | $1,779.75 | $3,955.00 | $791.00–$3,361.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC EGD W/INSRT GIDE WIRE | $1,779.75 | $3,955.00 | $791.00–$3,559.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Egd W/Insrt Gide Wire | $4,365.04 | $4,365.04 | $147.80–$4,365.04 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Egd W/Insrt Gide Wire | $4,365.04 | $4,365.04 | $147.80–$4,365.04 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,345.05, median $1,664.00, highest $4,365.04 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,664.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 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.