Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Connecticut Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $2,563.65 to $10,435.65, with a median of $3,523.15. The lowest price is at St Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport). The highest price is 4.1× 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$2,563.65St Vincent's Medical Center
Median$3,523.15half pay less
Highest$10,435.65in Connecticut
Lowest saves$959.50vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
St Vincent's Medical Center lowest Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT HC EDG INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $2,563.65 $2,563.65 —
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The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT HC EDG INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $3,288.00 $3,288.00 —
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The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT HC EDG INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $3,288.29 $3,288.29 —
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Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC EDG INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $3,758.00 $3,758.00 —
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire $6,086.71 $1,329.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire $10,435.65 — Mar 31, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hartford, CT 2 $3,758.00 $7,096.82
Bridgeport, CT 1 $2,563.65 $2,563.65
New Britain, CT 1 $3,288.29 $3,288.29
Norwich, CT 1 $3,288.00 $3,288.00
Waterbury, CT 1 $6,086.71 $6,086.71

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.