Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 North Carolina Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in North Carolina

In North Carolina, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $755.78 to $3,833.00, with a median of $1,191.47. The lowest price is at ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 5.1× 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$755.78ECU Health Medical Center + 1 more
Median$1,191.47half pay less
Highest$3,833.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$435.69vs the median

Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
ECU Health Medical Center lowest Greenville · Greenville, NC Egd W/ Guide Wire and Dilators $755.78 $1,426.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Pitt County Memorial Hospital lowest Washington · Washington, NC Egd W/ Guide Wire and Dilators $755.78 $1,426.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Duke University Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Endo Ugi W Dil Over Gw $812.70 $3,010.00 —
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Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Endo Ugi W Dil Over Gw $812.70 $3,010.00 —
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Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Endo Ugi W Dil Over Gw $812.70 $3,010.00 —
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Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Egd W/ Guide Wire and Dilators $1,570.24 $2,804.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDO UGI W DIL OVER GW $2,526.12 $9,356.00 —
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG EGD FLEX W GWIRE DILATION $3,833.00 $3,833.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG EGD FLEX W GWIRE DILATION $3,833.00 $3,833.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG EGD FLEX W GWIRE DILATION $3,833.00 $3,833.00 May 11, 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4 $2,526.12 $3,833.00
Durham, NC 1 $812.70 $812.70
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1 $812.70 $812.70
Greenville, NC 1 $755.78 $755.78
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1 $812.70 $812.70
Rocky Mount, NC 1 $1,570.24 $1,570.24
Washington, NC 1 $755.78 $755.78

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.