Insertion of wire and dilation of esophagus using an endoscope (CPT 43196)
43196 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
99 of 2110 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out. We never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home | Chatom, AL | $54.17 | — | $1,653.81 | 0.0× |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $109 | $364 | $1,927.65 | 0.1× |
| Memorial Medical Center | Port Lavaca, TX | $136.37 | $194.81 | $1,927.65 | 0.1× |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital | Lake Providence, LA | $151.50 | $202 | $1,747.09 | 0.1× |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $182.12 | $628 | $1,832.37 | 0.1× |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $182.12 | $628 | $1,821.67 | 0.1× |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon, TN | $182.12 | $628 | $1,840.96 | 0.1× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $284.40 | $316 | $2,024.22 | 0.1× |
| Vanderbilt University Hospital | Nashville, TN | $339.12 | $628 | $1,883.66 | 0.2× |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway, SC | $365 | $365 | $1,784.73 | 0.2× |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $413.40 | $689 | $1,927.65 | 0.2× |
| Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $415.68 | $639.50 | $1,992.58 | 0.2× |
| Bellevue Medical Center | Bellevue, NE | $415.68 | $639.50 | $1,992.58 | 0.2× |
| Jefferson Regional | Pine Bluff, AR | $426 | $426 | $1,785.56 | 0.2× |
| CHI Health St. Mary's | Nebraska City, NE | $449.86 | $542 | $1,992.58 | 0.2× |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview, NE | $455.28 | $542 | $1,992.58 | 0.2× |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $460.70 | $542 | $1,992.58 | 0.2× |
| UT Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $492.25 | $1,969 | $1,740.98 | 0.3× |
| ChristianaCare | Newark, DE | $684.76 | $684.76 | $2,073.63 | 0.3× |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner | Kenner, LA | $780.08 | $2,786 | $1,801.20 | 0.4× |
| Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center | Monroe, LA | $961.87 | $4,182.03 | $1,737.56 | 0.6× |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | Baytown, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | Nassau Bay, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital | Cypress, TX | $979.50 | $1,959 | $1,927.65 | 0.5× |
| OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,047.90 | $10,479 | $1,845.55 | 0.6× |
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $1,228.92 | $5,586 | $1,801.20 | 0.7× |
| Methodist Hospital | Omaha, NE | $1,403.46 | $3,898.50 | $1,992.58 | 0.7× |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma | Sherman, TX | $1,566.60 | $2,611 | $1,934.12 | 0.8× |
| Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center | Osceola, NE | $1,632 | $1,700 | $1,992.58 | 0.8× |
| Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center | Shreveport, LA | $1,677.52 | $6,452 | $1,851.31 | 0.9× |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,698.24 | $5,307 | $1,737.56 | 1.0× |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $1,704.04 | $8,378.16 | $1,737.56 | 1.0× |
| Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center | Shreveport, LA | $1,806.56 | $6,452 | $1,737.56 | 1.0× |
| Lakeside Medical Center | Belle Glade, FL | $1,904.16 | $5,474 | $2,003.87 | 1.0× |
| UAMS Medical Center | Little Rock, AR | $1,914 | $3,190 | $1,802.97 | 1.1× |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $2,082.98 | — | $1,742.62 | 1.2× |
| Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital | Webster, TX | $2,090.07 | $5,768 | $1,927.65 | 1.1× |
| Ochsner St. Anne Hospital | Raceland, LA | $2,122.12 | $4,823 | $1,737.56 | 1.2× |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood, FL | $2,173.50 | $3,105 | $2,003.87 | 1.1× |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke | Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,173.50 | $3,105 | $2,003.87 | 1.1× |
| Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,173.50 | $3,105 | $2,003.87 | 1.1× |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar | Miramar, FL | $2,173.50 | $3,105 | $2,003.87 | 1.1× |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby, CT | $2,267.81 | — | $2,300.42 | 1.0× |
| St. Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $2,287.98 | $8,474 | $1,801.20 | 1.3× |
| Norman Regional | Norman, OK | $2,301.60 | $3,836 | $1,845.55 | 1.2× |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $2,354.78 | — | $2,047.63 | 1.2× |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery | Nashville, TN | $2,399.22 | — | $1,840.96 | 1.3× |
| University Hospital – UMMC | Jackson, MS | $2,440 | $6,100 | $1,732.51 | 1.4× |
| UMMC Madison | Canton, MS | $2,440 | $6,100 | $1,732.51 | 1.4× |
| University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City, KS | $2,802.56 | $14,012.79 | $1,791.56 | 1.6× |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $3,537.04 | $14,148.16 | $1,802.97 | 2.0× |
| Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas | Gallatin, TN | $3,730.56 | $16,010.97 | $1,840.96 | 2.0× |
| Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center | Orlando, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital | Ocoee, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | Saint Petersburg, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | Clermont, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital | Sebastian, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital | Melbourne, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud, FL | $3,815.60 | $9,539 | $2,003.87 | 1.9× |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan, OK | $3,867.58 | — | $1,845.55 | 2.1× |
| Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals | Memphis, TN | $3,939.99 | $17,909.05 | $1,777.91 | 2.2× |
| Harris Health | Houston, TX | $4,036 | $4,036 | $1,927.65 | 2.1× |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers, FL | $4,297.11 | $21,485.56 | $2,003.87 | 2.1× |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center | Fort Myers, FL | $4,297.11 | $21,485.56 | $2,003.87 | 2.1× |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral, FL | $4,297.11 | $21,485.56 | $2,003.87 | 2.1× |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter, FL | $4,374 | $4,374 | $2,003.87 | 2.2× |
| Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island, SC | $4,415.37 | — | $1,784.73 | 2.5× |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4,415.37 | — | $1,784.73 | 2.5× |
| Coastal Carolina Medical Center | Hardeeville, SC | $4,415.37 | — | $1,784.73 | 2.5× |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $4,597.43 | $20,897.42 | $1,777.91 | 2.6× |
| UF Health Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $4,943.01 | $8,987.29 | $2,003.87 | 2.5× |
| United Regional Health Care System | Wichita Falls, TX | $5,407.67 | $5,692.28 | $1,927.65 | 2.8× |
| Northwest Surgical Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,536.65 | — | $1,845.55 | 3.0× |
| Community Hospital, LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,536.65 | — | $1,845.55 | 3.0× |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | Vero Beach, FL | $7,090.20 | $10,908 | $2,003.87 | 3.5× |
| Mercy Hospital St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $7,332.68 | $11,281.04 | $1,922.01 | 3.8× |
| Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center | St. Joseph, MO | $7,395 | $8,700 | $1,922.01 | 3.8× |
| Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville | Maryville, MO | $7,395 | $8,700 | $1,922.01 | 3.8× |
| Jackson Hospital | Montgomery, AL | $7,543.40 | $39,702.13 | $1,721.10‡ | 4.4× |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare Ft. Thomas Hospital | Fort Thomas, KY | $7,617.19 | $7,617.19 | $1,870.01 | 4.1× |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital | Edgewood, KY | $7,617.19 | $7,617.19 | $1,902.48 | 4.0× |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence Hospital | Florence, KY | $7,617.19 | $7,617.19 | $1,870.01 | 4.1× |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare Grant Hospital | Williamstown, KY | $7,617.19 | $7,617.19 | $1,870.01 | 4.1× |
| Regional Medical Center | Memphis, TN | $7,648.82 | $11,895.52 | $1,777.91 | 4.3× |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance | Edinburg, TX | $8,740.82 | $8,740.82 | $1,927.65 | 4.5× |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield, MO | $10,526.22 | $16,194.19 | $1,922.01 | 5.5× |
| Riceland Medical Center | Winnie, TX | $13,694 | $14,104 | $1,927.65 | 7.1× |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $14,303 | $14,303 | $2,300.42 | 6.2× |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | McComb, MS | $17,830.71 | $29,717.85 | $1,654.40‡ | 10.8× |
| Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Thomas Campus | Phoenix, AZ | — | $4,284 | $2,047.63 | — |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | Tulsa, OK | — | $7,088 | $1,845.55 | — |
| UAB Hospital | Birmingham, AL | — | $7,364 | $1,755.21 | — |
| Delta Health System – The Medical Center | Greenville, MS | — | $12,642 | $1,706.04 | — |
| Lawrence County Hospital | Monticello, MS | — | $29,717.85 | $1,654.40‡ | — |
| National Park Medical Center | Hot Springs, AR | — | $167,805.55 | $1,835.20‡ | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list; no outpatient price posted.