Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $174.09 to $2,768.97, with a median of $940.50. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville (Collierville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 15.9× 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.
Lowest$174.09Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville + 2 more
Median$940.50half pay less
Highest$2,768.97in Tennessee
Lowest saves$766.41vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville lowest Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 43248-UPPER GI ENDO GUIDE WIRE | $174.09 | $829.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 43248-UPPER GI ENDO GUIDE WIRE | $174.09 | $829.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 43248-UPPER GI ENDO GUIDE WIRE | $174.09 | $829.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 43248-UPPER GI ENDO GUIDE WIRE | $198.96 | $829.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $202.75 | $384.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $212.28 | $732.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $212.28 | $732.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $212.28 | $732.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS | $395.28 | $732.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus - Egd | $987.80 | $4,490.00 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN EGD W/ESOPH DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN EGD W/ESOPH DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN EGD W/ESOPH DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD W/ESOPH DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD W/ESOPH DILATION GUIDEWIRE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE | $2,768.97 | $14,273.00 | Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $174.09 | $940.50 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $212.28 | $744.22 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $202.75 | $202.75 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $2,768.97 | $2,768.97 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $212.28 | $212.28 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $212.28 | $212.28 |
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 Jersey$1,138.81
- 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
- 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.