Upper endoscopy cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $1,815.00 to $6,991.60, with a median of $5,058.96. The lowest listed price is at The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH and 1 other hospital — $3,243.96 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,598.70 at 90 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,058.96, is 226% above the US median of $1,552.50.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 43235, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,815.00 | $2,420.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,815.00 | $2,420.00 | — | 25% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Egd Upper Gastro Endoscopy Bedside File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,484.00 | $4,140.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Egd Upper Gastro Endoscopy Bedside File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,484.00 | $4,140.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,764.69 | $3,764.69 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,058.96 | $8,431.60 | $883.88–$901.55 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,209.08 | $8,681.80 | $883.88–$901.55 | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,499.24 | $9,165.40 | $883.88–$901.55 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,294.42 | $10,490.70 | $883.88–$901.55 | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,640.44 | $11,067.40 | $899.22–$917.20 | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,991.60 | $11,652.67 | $899.22–$917.20 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,815.00, median $5,058.96, highest $6,991.60 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,484.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.