Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $242.73 to $1,358.10, with a median of $1,093.16. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $242.73 | $837.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $451.98 | $837.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC EGD | $729.35 | $2,515.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN EGD FLEX W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN EGD FLEX W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN EGD DCAA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN EGD DCBA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN EGD DCAA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN EGD DCBA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC EGD | $1,358.10 | $2,515.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $242.73, median $1,093.16, highest $1,358.10 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $590.67. 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.