Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $609.05 to $2,837.10, with a median of $1,201.00. The lowest price is at Shenandoah Medical Center (Shenandoah). The highest price is 4.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,201.00, is 29% below the US median of $1,698.96.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Iowa ranks 10th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 5 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$609.05Shenandoah Medical Center
Median$1,201.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,837.10in Iowa
Lowest saves$591.95vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Medical Center lowest Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $609.05 | $937.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA UGI with Insertion of Guide Wire | $790.20 | $2,634.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Egd Guide Wire Insertion | $1,201.00 | $1,201.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/ DILATION OVER GUIDEWIRE | $2,837.10 | $4,053.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/ DILATION OVER GUIDEWIRE | $2,837.10 | $4,053.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,837.10 | $2,837.10 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $1,201.00 | $1,201.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $790.20 | $790.20 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $609.05 | $609.05 |
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
- Illinois$2,976.83
- Indiana$2,706.48
- 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.