Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $1,843.72 to $1,843.72, with a median of $1,843.72. Across Alabama, the median is $2,468.15 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,843.72Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$1,843.72half pay less
Highest$1,843.72in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC EGD W/DILAT OVER GUIDE WIRE $1,843.72 $2,425.95 — 24% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,843.72, median $1,843.72, highest $1,843.72.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,843.72 — 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.