Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Wichita Falls, TX

In Wichita Falls, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $6,026.56 to $6,026.56, with a median of $6,026.56. Across Texas, the median is $731.70 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43248, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$6,026.56United Regional Health Care System
Median$6,026.56half pay less
Highest$6,026.56in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with insertion of guide wire followed by passage of dilator(s) through esophagus over guide wire $6,026.56 $6,343.75 $915.21–$6,026.56 5% —
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Outpatient: lowest $6,026.56, median $6,026.56, highest $6,026.56.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.