Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $948.24 to $5,623.04, with a median of $1,447.55. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 5.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,447.55, is 15% below the US median of $1,698.96.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Nebraska ranks 15th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 9 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$948.24Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$1,447.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,623.04in Nebraska
Lowest saves$499.31vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophageal Dilation Savor | $948.24 | $2,634.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE UGI with Insertion of Guide Wire | $1,116.66 | $3,018.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $1,260.00 | $1,400.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| 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 source file |
| 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 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION | $1,900.80 | $2,376.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $2,300.00 | $2,300.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $5,024.70 | $5,583.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE INSERTION OF GUIDE WIRE WITH DILATION OF ESOPHAGUS USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $5,623.04 | $5,918.99 | Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $948.24 | $1,447.55 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $1,900.80 | $1,900.80 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $5,623.04 | $5,623.04 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,116.66 | $1,116.66 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $5,024.70 | $5,024.70 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $2,300.00 | $2,300.00 |
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
- Massachusetts$2,921.50
- Michigan$1,476.31
- Minnesota$1,614.06
- Mississippi$1,228.51
- Missouri$1,757.16
- Montana$658.40
- 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.