SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services
HIBBING, MN PR UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH |
$554.10 | $1,303.75 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Range Regional Health Services
HIBBING, MN HC UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH |
$866.18 | $2,038.05 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN Pro Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic |
$1,146.21 | $2,107.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC |
$1,146.21 | $2,107.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital
DULUTH, MN Fac Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic |
$1,210.94 | $2,226.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Virginia
N VIRGINIA, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$1,688.69 | $2,689.00 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center
DULUTH, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital
DULUTH, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Duluth
DULUTH, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Moose Lake
MOOSE LAKE, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$2,192.61 | $2,967.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Northern Pines
AURORA, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$2,192.61 | $2,967.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior
SUPERIOR, WI UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS |
$2,192.61 | $2,967.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $554.10, median $1,731.72, highest $2,192.61 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,210.94. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43235 ($1,374.42). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services
HIBBING, MN AS UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH |
$38.25 | file |