Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $403.10 to $1,938.01, with a median of $1,325.61. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $922.51 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $986.15 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $403.10 | $676.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $640.43 | $1,074.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $992.50 | $1,985.00 | $79.77–$1,934.41 | 50% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Egd guide wire insertion | $1,076.58 | — | $1,102.52–$2,242.65 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Egd guide wire insertion | $1,076.58 | — | $1,074.35–$1,922.78 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,574.63 | $2,422.51 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,574.63 | $2,422.51 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,574.63 | $2,422.51 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,938.01 | $2,422.51 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC EGD INSERT GRIDE WIRE DILATE ESOPHAGUS OVER WIRE | $2,195.76 | $3,378.09 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC EGD INSERT GRIDE WIRE DILATE ESOPHAGUS OVER WIRE | $2,195.76 | $3,378.09 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Edg Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $3,818.20 | — | $463.13–$3,614.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Edg Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $3,818.20 | — | $542.36–$4,229.30 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $403.10, median $1,325.61, highest $1,938.01 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,574.63. 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 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.