Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — inpatient

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $565.48 to $2,307.50, with a median of $1,937.06. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$565.48Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,937.06half pay less
Highest$2,307.50in this market
Difference4.1×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

median
Lowest $565.48Highest $2,307.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO HC UGI ENDOSCOPY DX &/OR SPEC $565.48 $1,615.64 65% Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver, CO HC COM CON EGD DIAGNOSTIC $1,756.30 $2,509.00 30%
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,937.06 $1,937.06 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,937.06 $1,937.06 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,937.06 $1,937.06 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,937.06 $1,937.06 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=ENDO UPPER GI DX BRUSH/WASH $2,307.50 $3,550.00 35% Apr 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $565.48, median $1,937.06, highest $2,307.50 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,937.06 — 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.