Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $1,084.50 to $6,640.00, with a median of $2,921.50. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center (Boston). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,921.50, is 72% above the US median of $1,698.96.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Massachusetts ranks 35th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 24 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 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,084.50Boston Medical Center
Median$2,921.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,640.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$1,837.00vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,084.50 | $2,410.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Edg Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,162.00 | $2,324.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Edg Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,162.00 | $2,324.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Edg Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,162.00 | $2,324.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Esoph Dilation W/Guidewire | $1,825.00 | $1,825.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE PASSAGE DILATOR(S) THR ESOPHAGUS | $1,895.92 | $1,895.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Egd W Guide Wire & Dil Eso Over Wire | $1,975.00 | $1,975.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $2,350.60 | $3,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA EGD w/Ins Gdewr Dil Thru Esoph | $2,522.99 | $2,655.78 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA EGD w/Ins Gdewr Dil Thru Esoph | $2,522.99 | $2,655.78 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA EGD w/Ins Gdewr Dil Thru Esoph | $2,522.99 | $2,655.78 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $2,887.00 | $2,887.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $2,956.00 | $2,956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Egd W Guide Wire & Dil Eso Over Wire | $3,091.00 | $3,091.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EGD w GW and Dilat(S) | $3,119.25 | $4,159.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $3,309.00 | $3,309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Egd W Guide Wire & Dil Eso Over Wire | $3,854.00 | $3,854.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION | $4,258.80 | $6,084.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $4,535.00 | $4,535.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $4,679.00 | $4,679.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $5,273.00 | $5,273.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $5,458.00 | $5,458.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $5,931.00 | $5,931.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC UPPER GI ENDO W INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE | $6,640.00 | $6,640.00 | 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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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 15 | $1,084.50 | $3,309.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $2,522.99 | $2,522.99 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 3 | $1,162.00 | $1,162.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $1,975.00 | $3,091.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.