Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $407.40 to $2,134.09, with a median of $1,352.16. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health System - Southern California.

Cash prices at 19 facilities across 18 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$407.40Providence Health System - Southern California
Median$1,352.16half pay less
Highest$2,134.09in this market
Difference5.2×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $407.40Highest $2,134.09

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Providence Health System - Southern California lowest Burbank, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $407.40 $1,164.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $508.20 $1,452.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $508.20 $1,452.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $530.60 $1,516.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $586.60 $1,676.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $622.65 $1,779.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA ENDOSCOPY UPPER GI INC ESOPHG $933.10 $2,666.00 65% Jul 27, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $1,075.68 $2,241.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $1,222.56 $2,547.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $1,352.16 $2,817.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB CATH UNLISTED PROCEDURES $2,134.09 $3,283.21 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $407.40, median $1,352.16, highest $2,134.09 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $1,451.40 — 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.