Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $861.98 to $3,516.60, with a median of $1,333.35. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $861.98 | $1,915.50 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $905.92 | $2,013.15 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,058.85 | $2,353.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Egd Diagnostic | $1,266.00 | $1,266.00 | — | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,400.70 | $2,001.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,583.40 | $2,262.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,962.80 | $2,804.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Egd Diagnostic | $3,516.60 | $3,516.60 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $861.98, median $1,333.35, highest $3,516.60 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,266.00. 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.