Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Colorado Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Colorado

In Colorado, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $565.48 to $1,941.52, with a median of $1,873.90. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 3.4× 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$565.48Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,873.90half pay less
Highest$1,941.52in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,308.42vs the median

Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC UGI ENDO GUIDE WIRE F/B DIL $565.48 $1,615.64 Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJH UPPER GI ENDO W/GUIDE WIRE $1,873.90 $2,677.00 —
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Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE $1,941.52 $3,467.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 2 $565.48 $1,219.69
Grand Junction, CO 1 $1,941.52 $1,941.52

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.