Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $286.30 to $13,092.58, with a median of $2,976.83. The lowest price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 45.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,976.83, is 75% above the US median of $1,698.96.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Illinois ranks 36th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 22, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$286.30John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$2,976.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,092.58in Illinois
Lowest saves$2,690.53vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-UPPR GI ENDOSCPY/GUIDE WIRE | $286.30 | $409.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Ins Gw / Dil | $663.48 | $3,492.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Ins Gw / Dil | $663.48 | $3,492.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with insertion of guide wire followed by passage of dilator(s) through esophagus over guide wire | $764.46 | $1,233.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Ins Gw / Dil | $803.16 | $3,492.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $967.00 | $4,688.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $997.20 | $1,108.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,091.42 | $4,100.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,930.00 | $1,930.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL EGD W DIL OVER WIRE | $2,526.25 | $2,526.25 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H 43248 EDG INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $2,702.70 | $3,861.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS - EGD | $2,976.83 | $4,961.38 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $2,995.13 | $3,743.91 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL EGD GUIDE WIRE INSER | $3,035.20 | $3,794.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $3,154.00 | $3,154.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $3,547.97 | $5,068.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Egd, Flex, Transoral; W/ Insrtn Of Guide Wire Followed By Passage Of Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gw-P | $4,229.00 | $4,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $8,626.04 | $12,322.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $10,432.09 | $14,902.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $10,432.09 | $14,902.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $10,943.77 | $15,633.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $11,309.75 | $16,156.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $13,092.58 | $18,703.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
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At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 14 | $286.30 | $3,888.48 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $997.20 | $997.20 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $3,035.20 | $3,035.20 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,995.13 | $2,995.13 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,091.42 | $1,091.42 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $3,154.00 | $3,154.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $2,976.83 | $2,976.83 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,930.00 | $1,930.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $764.46 | $764.46 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $2,526.25 | $2,526.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire in other states
- Alabama$2,567.60
- Alaska$3,448.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$1,482.00
- Arkansas$627.34
- California$1,871.88
- Colorado$1,941.52
- Connecticut$3,288.15
- Delaware$2,236.08, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,355.00
- Georgia$1,847.70
- Hawaii$1,392.30, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$2,391.50
- Indiana$2,706.48
- Iowa$1,201.00
- Kansas$1,160.05
- Kentucky$2,796.81
- Louisiana$701.54
- Maine$783.14, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$2,683.66, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,921.50
- Michigan$1,476.31
- Minnesota$1,614.06
- Mississippi$1,228.51
- Missouri$1,757.16
- Montana$658.40
- Nebraska$1,447.55
- Nevada$986.00, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,400.45, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$1,710.96
- New Mexico$1,959.30
- New York$1,240.49
- North Carolina$1,183.20
- North Dakota$1,672.80
- Ohio$2,803.45
- Oklahoma$1,395.45
- Oregon$1,502.42
- Pennsylvania$2,476.20
- Rhode Island$3,033.63
- South Carolina$4,756.90
- South Dakota$1,781.12, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,093.16
- Texas$731.70
- Utah$969.75, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,057.94, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,397.46
- Washington$1,184.51
- West Virginia$615.00
- Wisconsin$1,853.15
- Wyoming$2,018.25, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.