SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Altoona, PA

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43235, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
UPMC Altoona ALTOONA, PA
EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS
$1,675.80 $2,793.00 40%
file
Penn Highlands Tyrone TYRONE, PA
EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH
$8,100.00 $8,100.00 Apr 1, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $1,675.80, median $4,887.90, highest $8,100.00 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,887.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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