Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Duluth, MN-WI — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $554.10 to $1,774.74, with a median of $1,210.94. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN PR UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH | $554.10 | $1,303.75 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| 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 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $1,146.21 | $2,107.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,146.21 | $2,107.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,210.94 | $2,226.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS | $1,688.69 | $2,689.00 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS | $1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS | $1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS | $1,774.74 | $2,689.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $554.10, median $1,210.94, highest $1,774.74 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,731.72 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43235 ($1,379.75). 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, MNAS UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH | $38.25 | file |