Surgery and procedures CPT 43248 Wisconsin Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with wire-guided dilation cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with widening of the esophagus over a guide wire: from $149.91 to $2,318.75, with a median of $1,395.55. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 15.5× 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$149.91Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$1,395.55half pay less
Highest$2,318.75in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,245.64vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S EGD GUIDE WIRE INSERTION $149.91 $263.00 —
source file
Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Egd Guide Wire Insertion $406.07 $772.00 —
source file
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI PR EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $779.20 $974.00 Jan 28, 2026
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Prof Up GI Endoscopy,Dilatn W Guide $1,036.00 $1,850.00 —
source file
Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 43248 UPPER GI ENDO GUIDEWIRE $1,360.76 $2,939.00 Jun 27, 2026
source file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI EGD INSERT GUIDE WIRE DILATOR PASSAGE ESOPHAGUS $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro Egd Insert Guide Wire Dilator Passage Esophagus $1,395.55 $2,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
source file
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 43248 UPPER GI ENDO GUIDEWIRE $1,599.67 $3,455.00 Jun 27, 2026
source file
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 43248P EGD W/INSERT GUIDEWIRE AND DILATION $1,699.12 $2,680.00 Jun 27, 2026
source file
Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EGD guide wire insertion $1,883.79 $4,176.00 —
source file
Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI EGD guide wire insertion $1,950.56 $3,741.00 —
source file
Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI UP GI ENDOSCOPY,DILATN W GUIDE $2,157.14 $2,919.00 Jan 1, 2026
source file
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PBB UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE $2,318.75 $4,375.00 —
source file
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PBB UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY/GUIDE WIRE $2,318.75 $4,375.00 —
source file

By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Appleton, WI 3 $149.91 $1,036.00
Green Bay, WI 2 $1,360.76 $1,480.22
Madison, WI 2 $779.20 $1,087.38
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 2 $2,318.75 $2,318.75
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2 $406.07 $1,144.93
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 2 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Antigo, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Berlin, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $2,157.14 $2,157.14
Eagle River, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
East Amery, WI 1 $1,950.56 $1,950.56
Eau Claire, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Fond du Lac, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Medford, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Merrill, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
New London, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Shawano, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Tomahawk, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Waupaca, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Whitehall, WI 1 $1,699.12 $1,699.12
Wild Rose, WI 1 $1,036.00 $1,036.00
Woodruff, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Wausau, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 1 $1,395.55 $1,395.55

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.