Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $2,012.84 to $5,683.00, with a median of $4,368.39. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $2,012.84 | $4,681.03 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $2,012.84 | $4,681.03 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $3,053.77 | $7,101.80 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,012.84, median $4,368.39, highest $5,683.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $5,683.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An upper endoscopy (EGD) uses a thin, flexible camera passed through the mouth to look at the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine. It is used to look into heartburn, trouble swallowing, bleeding or stomach pain. This diagnostic version takes no biopsy.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist's fee and anesthesia or sedation are often billed separately.