Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $937.56 to $5,495.00, with a median of $1,138.81. The lowest price is at JFK University Medical Center (Edison) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 5.9× 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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK University Medical Center lowest Edison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $937.56 | $3,905.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center lowest Brick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $937.56 | $3,905.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,024.64 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,037.75 | $3,905.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,038.65 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,038.65 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Hc Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,072.00 | $3,807.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,104.13 | $3,905.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,104.13 | $3,638.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ EN,EGD-DILAT.W/GUIDE WIRE | $1,173.49 | $3,529.00 | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $1,215.56 | $3,400.03 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,251.05 | $10,280.88 | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,251.05 | $9,964.59 | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,631.80 | $10,059.79 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,720.00 | $1,720.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,876.58 | $10,059.79 | — source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,876.58 | $10,059.79 | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus | $1,876.58 | $9,054.93 | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | $5,495.00 | $5,495.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 20 | $937.56 | $1,104.13 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $1,876.58 | $1,876.58 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $1,173.49 | $1,173.49 |
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
- Alabama$5,710.12
- Alaska$3,448.00
- Arizona$972.60
- Arkansas$535.13
- California$1,779.75
- Colorado$1,873.90
- Connecticut$3,523.15
- Delaware$2,236.08
- Florida$2,205.50
- Georgia$4,548.00
- Idaho$2,526.00
- Illinois$1,879.21
- Indiana$981.89
- Iowa$955.20
- Kansas$2,140.10
- Kentucky$922.98
- Louisiana$661.08
- Maine$171.60
- Maryland$1,829.83
- Massachusetts$2,350.60
- Michigan$698.00
- Minnesota$1,648.87
- Mississippi$573.88
- Missouri$1,143.00
- Montana$1,469.98
- Nebraska$1,022.55
- Nevada$986.00
- New Hampshire$1,280.08
- New York$986.15
- North Carolina$1,191.47
- North Dakota$2,010.75
- Ohio$2,803.45
- Oklahoma$515.75
- Oregon$1,502.42
- Pennsylvania$2,501.40
- Rhode Island$3,033.63
- South Carolina$6,868.36
- South Dakota$2,056.27
- Tennessee$940.50
- Texas$731.70
- Utah$1,156.40
- Vermont$732.49
- Virginia$4,544.48
- Washington$876.64
- West Virginia$214.60
- Wisconsin$1,395.55
- Wyoming$629.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.