Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Nebraska Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Nebraska

In Nebraska, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $948.24 to $1,447.55, with a median of $1,022.55. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 1.5× 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$948.24Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$1,022.55half pay less
Highest$1,447.55in Nebraska
Lowest saves$74.31vs the median

Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophageal Dilation Savor $948.24 $2,634.00 Feb 14, 2026
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St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE PC EGMS GMUIDE WIRE INSERTION $998.49 $1,203.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Plainview · Norfolk, NE PC EGS GUIDE WIRE INSERTION $1,010.52 $1,203.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE PC EGS GUIDE WIRE INSERTION $1,022.55 $1,203.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE END-Esophageal Dilation Savor $1,116.66 $3,018.00 Feb 16, 2026
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Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope $1,447.55 $2,227.00 Aug 10, 2026
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Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope $1,447.55 $2,227.00 Aug 10, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Omaha, NE-IA 3 $948.24 $1,447.55
Columbus, NE 1 $1,022.55 $1,022.55
Fremont, NE 1 $1,116.66 $1,116.66
Nebraska City, NE 1 $998.49 $998.49
Norfolk, NE 1 $1,010.52 $1,010.52

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.