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
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $5,214.09 $884.93 – $884.93
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $5,339.00 $252.77 – $2,197.22
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $5,419.00 $657.84 – $2,065.12
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $5,741.00 $266.32 – $2,284.53
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $5,767.09 $3.33 – $1,386.00
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $5,855.00 $195.32 – $2,049.28
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $5,858.64 $116.61 – $799.25
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $5,881.80 $858.08 – $875.24
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $5,945.48 $947.15 – $2,102.66
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $6,033.36 not published
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $6,042.20 $909.95 – $928.15
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $6,229.11 $884.93 – $902.63
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $6,237.08 $883.88 – $901.55
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $6,311.00 $206.81 – $2,039.03
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $6,420.05 $116.61 – $5,828.49
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $6,596.76 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $6,644.53 $4.05 – $3,834.15
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $6,657.52 $858.08 – $875.24
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $6,839.00 $332.93 – $2,103.74
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $7,044.00 $858.08 – $875.24
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $7,215.41 $909.95 – $928.15
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $7,375.40 $39.41 – $1,760.83
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $7,429.09 $870.59 – $1,841.90
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $7,692.01 $113.95 – $1,729.19
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $7,839.59 $902.33 – $1,947.25
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $7,903.79 $116.03 – $12,331.34
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $7,937.09 $883.88 – $901.55
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $8,175.03 $537.00 – $2,102.66
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $8,175.03 not published
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $8,175.03 $947.15 – $2,102.66
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $8,175.03 $947.15 – $2,196.53
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $8,175.03 $537.00 – $2,102.66
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $8,408.35 $911.12 – $2,761.00
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $8,408.35 $912.62 – $2,761.00
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $8,686.72 $883.88 – $901.55
Adventhealth Sebring Sebring, FL $8,918.21 $970.82 – $2,152.48
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $9,408.26 $877.31 – $894.86
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $9,418.92 $899.22 – $917.20
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $9,470.38 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $9,622.32 $883.88 – $1,870.01
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $10,029.43 $884.93 – $902.63
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL $10,335.13 $306.40 – $306.40
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $10,335.13 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $10,537.60 $0.96 – $1,760.83
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $10,549.20 $901.61 – $919.64
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $10,848.84 not published
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $11,024.86 $868.75 – $877.44
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $11,107.61 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $11,181.04 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $11,375.00 $899.22 – $917.20

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