Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Ripley, WV

In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $171.00 to $171.00, with a median of $171.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $214.60 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$171.00Community Health Association
Median$171.00half pay less
Highest$171.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Health Association Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION $171.00 $342.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $171.00, median $171.00, highest $171.00.

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.