Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $1,156.40 to $1,156.40, with a median of $1,156.40.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,156.40University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$1,156.40half pay less
Highest$1,156.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Egd, Flexible Transoral; /Guidewire $1,156.40 $1,652.00 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,156.40, median $1,156.40, highest $1,156.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,156.40 — 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.