Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $861.98 to $1,962.80, with a median of $1,266.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$861.98Boston Medical Center South
Median$1,266.00half pay less
Highest$1,962.80in this market
Difference2.3×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $861.98Highest $1,962.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $861.98 $1,915.50 55%
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Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $905.92 $2,013.15 55%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $1,058.85 $2,353.00 55%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Egd Diagnostic $1,266.00 $1,266.00
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $1,400.70 $2,001.00 30%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $1,583.40 $2,262.00 30%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $1,962.80 $2,804.00 30%
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Inpatient: lowest $861.98, median $1,266.00, highest $1,962.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,333.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.