Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $414.40 to $14,839.00, with a median of $955.20. The lowest price is at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (Storm Lake). The highest price is 35.8× 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$414.40Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Median$955.20half pay less
Highest$14,839.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$540.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR UGI W GUIDE WIRE AND DILATION | $414.40 | $518.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire | $555.57 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA PC EGS GUIDE WIRE INSERTION | $577.44 | $1,203.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA PC EGS GUIDE WIRE INSERTION | $589.47 | $1,203.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophageal Dilation Savor | $790.20 | $2,634.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $955.20 | $1,194.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire | $11,738.90 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire | $11,772.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Egd Flex Transoral W/Ins Guide Wire F/B Dilator Thru Esoph Over Gud Wire | $14,839.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $955.20 | $11,738.90 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $955.20 | $7,897.10 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $589.47 | $689.84 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $577.44 | $577.44 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $555.57 | $555.57 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $414.40 | $414.40 |
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
- Alabama$5,710.12
- Alaska$3,448.00
- Arizona$972.60
- Arkansas$535.13
- California$1,779.75
- Colorado$1,873.90
- Connecticut$3,523.15
- Delaware$2,236.08
- Florida$2,205.50
- Georgia$4,548.00
- Idaho$2,526.00
- Illinois$1,879.21
- Indiana$981.89
- Kansas$2,140.10
- Kentucky$922.98
- Louisiana$661.08
- Maine$171.60
- Maryland$1,829.83
- Massachusetts$2,350.60
- Michigan$698.00
- Minnesota$1,648.87
- Mississippi$573.88
- Missouri$1,143.00
- Montana$1,469.98
- Nebraska$1,022.55
- Nevada$986.00
- New Hampshire$1,280.08
- New Jersey$1,138.81
- New York$986.15
- North Carolina$1,191.47
- North Dakota$2,010.75
- Ohio$2,803.45
- Oklahoma$515.75
- Oregon$1,502.42
- Pennsylvania$2,501.40
- Rhode Island$3,033.63
- South Carolina$6,868.36
- South Dakota$2,056.27
- Tennessee$940.50
- Texas$731.70
- Utah$1,156.40
- Vermont$732.49
- Virginia$4,544.48
- Washington$876.64
- West Virginia$214.60
- Wisconsin$1,395.55
- Wyoming$629.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.