Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $404.11 to $772.60, with a median of $546.53. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$404.11Erie County Medical Center Corporation
Median$546.53half pay less
Highest$772.60in this market
Difference1.9×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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $404.11Highest $772.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile 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
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $546.53 $546.53
source file
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, 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
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $546.53 $546.53
source file
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $546.53 $546.53
source file
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $772.60 $2,029.00 62%
source file
Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $772.60 $2,029.00 62%
source file
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY HC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic $772.60 $2,029.00 62%
source file

Inpatient: lowest $404.11, median $546.53, highest $772.60 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $546.53 — 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.