Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $1,590.55 to $6,520.41, with a median of $3,658.85. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital.
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 — 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,590.55 | $2,447.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,590.55 | $2,447.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,590.55 | $2,447.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville, SC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,590.55 | $2,447.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $5,727.15 | $9,545.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville, SC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $5,779.80 | $9,633.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston, SC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $6,083.48 | $10,139.13 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $6,520.41 | $10,867.35 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,590.55, median $3,658.85, highest $6,520.41 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,590.55. 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.