Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Grand Rapids, MN
In Grand Rapids, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $555.34 to $2,192.61, with a median of $866.18. The lowest listed price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 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 Grand Rapids, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MN PR UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH | $555.34 | $1,306.67 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN HC UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH | $866.18 | $2,038.05 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River NE Deer River, MN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSIS | $2,192.61 | $2,967.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $555.34, median $866.18, highest $2,192.61 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $710.76. 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.
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.
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MNAS UGI ENDOSCOPY DIAG W OR W/O BRUSH/WASH | $38.25 | file |