Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire as an inpatient: from $292.19 to $292.19, with a median of $292.19. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,672.80 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43248, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$292.19Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$292.19half pay less
Highest$292.19in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Devils Lake, ND.

median
Lowest $292.19Highest $1,382.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $292.19 $479.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE $1,382.26 $2,266.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $292.19, median $292.19, highest $292.19.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $292.19 — 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.