Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $394.80 to $1,786.20, with a median of $1,488.00. The lowest listed price is at Boone Hospital Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43235, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center lowest Columbia, MO EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH-CF | $394.80 | $658.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO EGD ENDOSCOPY 43235 | $1,275.00 | $2,125.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI DIAGNOSTIC-GIKC | $1,488.00 | $2,480.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, TRANSORAL, DIAGNOSTIC-ORSC | $1,488.00 | $2,480.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI DIAGNOSTIC.-JEGC | $1,488.00 | $2,480.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI DIAGNOSTIC. -FVGI | $1,488.00 | $2,480.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI DIAGNOSTIC. | $1,488.00 | $2,480.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, TRANSORAL, DIAGNOSTIC-EC | $1,786.20 | $2,977.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $394.80, median $1,488.00, highest $1,786.20 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,488.00. 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.