Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Storm Lake, IA

In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $414.40 to $414.40, with a median of $414.40. Across Iowa, the median is $955.20 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$414.40Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Median$414.40half pay less
Highest$414.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION $414.40 $518.00 — 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $414.40, median $414.40, highest $414.40.

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.