Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Seaford, DE
In Seaford, DE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $2,236.08 to $2,506.65, with a median of $2,371.37. The lowest listed price is at Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus — $135.29 less than the median here. Across Delaware, the median is $2,236.08 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43248, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Seaford, DE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus lowest Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Egd Guide Wire Insertion | $2,236.08 | $2,662.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beebe Medical Center Lewes, DE · (302) 645-3300 INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $2,506.65 | $2,949.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,236.08, median $2,371.37, highest $2,506.65 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,236.08. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.