Upper Endoscopy (EGD, with biopsy) cost at US hospitals

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy · CPT 43239

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Upper Endoscopy (EGD, With Biopsy)

An upper endoscopy passes a thin camera down through the mouth to look at the esophagus, the stomach, and the first stretch of the small intestine. This code covers an exam in which tissue was also sampled and sent to a lab. It is a short outpatient procedure, usually done with sedation.

$88.92

lowest cash price

$1,768.00

national median

$17,156.61

highest cash price

463

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $88.92–$17,156.61 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$88.92

HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Selma, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$17,156.61

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center — Mason City, IA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,048.28) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,109.47)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,609.92 $1,770.60 $3,115.32
Arizona 22 $169.56 $169.56 $1,966.30
Arkansas 10 $188.10 $687.87 $4,770.18
California 82 $88.92 $1,768.00 $3,354.40
Colorado 16 $1,937.06 $1,937.06 $1,937.06
Florida 79 $683.80 $5,945.48 $8,918.21
Georgia 24 $1,405.56 $1,405.56 $5,045.00
Hawaii 2 $109.44 $109.44 $1,476.00
Illinois 47 $204.60 $3,217.90 $11,894.69
Indiana 25 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Iowa 27 $195.00 $1,190.40 $17,156.61
Kansas 11 $7,692.01 $7,692.01 $7,692.01
Kentucky 11 $589.80 $1,095.71 $10,549.20
Louisiana 2 $3,038.62 $3,038.62 $3,038.62
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 25 $866.79 $866.79 $1,247.13
Minnesota 10 $2,576.80 $2,576.80 $2,652.00
Mississippi 9 $501.12 $501.12 $501.12
Missouri 20 $1,361.25 $1,370.05 $7,903.79
Montana 2 $577.60 $577.60 $990.40
Nebraska 12 $483.80 $1,924.86 $2,244.32
Nevada 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $1,024.64 $3,986.00 $6,839.00
New Mexico 2 $957.18 $957.18 $957.18
New York 20 $1,109.47 $1,109.47 $4,245.76
North Carolina 14 $1,939.00 $1,939.00 $1,939.00
North Dakota 4 $1,760.00 $1,760.00 $2,573.60
Ohio 65 $510.81 $2,803.45 $14,761.24
Oklahoma 11 $948.77 $1,199.00 $3,662.96
Oregon 13 $355.05 $1,548.00 $2,465.00
Pennsylvania 30 $637.20 $2,132.40 $4,330.80
South Carolina 11 $11,024.86 $11,024.86 $12,092.82
South Dakota 3 $2,540.00 $2,540.00 $2,577.60
Tennessee 28 $263.34 $384.60 $1,093.16
Texas 95 $405.00 $954.66 $8,408.35
Virginia 32 $377.43 $1,484.00 $16,699.27
Washington 31 $1,444.80 $1,828.80 $3,040.10
West Virginia 16 $140.50 $1,346.50 $4,250.00
Wisconsin 21 $241.68 $2,318.75 $3,541.46
Wyoming 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $914.40 $123.53 – $824.64
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $916.20 $338.75 – $1,716.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $927.00 $971.94 – $3,533.00
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $948.77 $158.31 – $3,567.32
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $954.66 $883.78 – $3,168.30
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $957.18 $883.78 – $2,150.00
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $957.18 $899.67 – $1,259.53
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $990.40 $935.90 – $2,693.66
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $999.50 not published
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $1,024.64 $281.82 – $1,229.57
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $1,024.64 $281.82 – $1,229.57
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,032.00 $158.98 – $763.79
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $1,037.75 $1,037.75 – $1,245.30
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $1,037.75 $281.82 – $1,245.30
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $1,037.75 $281.82 – $1,245.30
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $1,038.65 $290.50 – $1,246.38
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $1,038.65 $290.50 – $1,038.65
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $1,040.34 $894.72 – $6,330.82
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,040.34 $879.87 – $7,034.24
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,040.34 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $1,073.28 $806.51 – $6,037.20
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $1,075.68 $991.55 – $5,605.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $1,093.16 $372.80 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $1,093.16 $372.80 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $1,093.16 $372.80 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $1,093.16 $808.11 – $1,636.56
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $1,093.16 $808.11 – $1,534.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $1,095.71 $627.13 – $2,068.43
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $1,104.13 $290.50 – $1,159.33
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $1,104.13 $290.50 – $1,203.50
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $1,109.47 $121.20 – $1,698.26
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $1,109.47 $121.20 – $1,698.26
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $1,109.47 $155.38 – $1,279.36
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $1,109.47 $155.38 – $1,279.36
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $1,109.47 $151.42 – $1,279.36
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $1,109.47 $121.20 – $1,698.26
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $1,109.47 $121.20 – $1,698.26
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $1,109.47 $150.94 – $1,279.36
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $1,109.47 $155.38 – $1,698.26
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $1,109.47 $155.38 – $1,279.36
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $1,109.47 $155.38 – $1,698.26
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $1,114.80 $372.15 – $4,157.00
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $1,147.74 $133.17 – $1,659.80
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $1,152.60 $115.04 – $1,728.90
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $1,190.40 $275.00 – $1,078.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,199.00 $209.22 – $2,100.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $1,205.03 $733.20 – $2,730.00
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $1,215.20 $275.00 – $1,078.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $1,222.56 $991.55 – $6,652.00
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $1,226.50 $163.44 – $1,825.89

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