Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $404.11 to $1,054.63, with a median of $546.53. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation lowest Buffalo, NY EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $404.11 | $3,072.22 | 87% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $546.53 | $546.53 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $546.53 | $546.53 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $772.60 | $2,029.00 | 62% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,054.63 | $1,506.62 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $404.11, median $546.53, highest $1,054.63 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $546.53. 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.