Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Maine Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Maine

In Maine, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $165.00 to $346.50, with a median of $171.60. The lowest price is at Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities (Ellsworth). The highest price is 2.1× 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$165.00Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities
Median$171.60half pay less
Highest$346.50in Maine
Lowest saves$6.60vs the median

Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME SURG PF EGD FLEX W/INS GUIDEWIRE PASSAGE DIL THRU ESO 43248 $165.00 $660.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME PF EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION $171.60 $660.00 —
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Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE $346.50 $693.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Ellsworth, ME 1 $165.00 $165.00
Greenville, ME 1 $346.50 $346.50
Portland-South Portland, ME 1 $171.60 $171.60

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.