Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Olla, LA
In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $1,112.00 to $1,112.00, with a median of $1,112.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $661.08 at 12 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 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 Olla, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 43248 ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, FLEXIBLE, TRANSORAL; WITH INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE FOLLOWED ProFee | $1,112.00 | $1,390.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 43248 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; w/ passage of dilator(s) through esophagus | $1,112.00 | $1,390.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,112.00, median $1,112.00, highest $1,112.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,112.00. 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.