Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $706.30 to $1,976.80, with a median of $1,976.80. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $1,270.50 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $2,205.50 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Egd W Gd Wire Dilation | $706.30 | $2,018.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb 43248 Egd W Gd Wire Dilation | $706.30 | $2,018.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $1,976.80 | $4,942.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $1,976.80 | $4,942.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $706.30, median $1,976.80, highest $1,976.80 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,976.80. 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.