Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Arkansas Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Arkansas

In Arkansas, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $157.51 to $4,553.60, with a median of $535.13. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA (Jonesboro). The highest price is 28.9× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43248. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$157.51Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA
Median$535.13half pay less
Highest$4,553.60in Arkansas
Lowest saves$377.62vs the median

Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA lowest Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR HC ED 43248-UPPER GI ENDO GUIDE WIRE $157.51 $829.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION PROFEE $179.60 $449.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR GI Egd Guide Wire W/Dilation Pf $456.30 $702.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR GI Egd Guide Wire W/Dilation Pf $456.30 $702.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR GI Egd Guide Wire W/Dilation Pf $456.30 $702.00 —
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE $466.50 $777.50 —
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Mercy Hospital Booneville Magazine · Magazine, AR Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $603.75 $805.00 Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Paris Paris · Paris, AR Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $603.75 $805.00 Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Waldron Mansfield · Mansfield, AR Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $603.75 $805.00 Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $3,118.80 $4,798.16 —
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Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $3,543.34 $5,451.30 —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $4,553.60 $7,005.54 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 2 $179.60 $1,861.47
Berryville, AR 1 $3,118.80 $3,118.80
E Academy Paris, AR 1 $456.30 $456.30
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1 $4,553.60 $4,553.60
Jonesboro, AR 1 $157.51 $157.51
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 1 $466.50 $466.50
Magazine, AR 1 $603.75 $603.75
Mansfield, AR 1 $603.75 $603.75
Ozark, AR 1 $456.30 $456.30
Paris, AR 1 $603.75 $603.75
Waldron, AR 1 $456.30 $456.30

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.

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.