Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy cost in North Port, FL — inpatient

In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $3,116.88 to $3,801.39, with a median of $3,459.14. The lowest listed price is at PAM Specialty Hospital of Sarasota — $342.26 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $2,294.00 at 68 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$3,116.88PAM Specialty Hospital of Sarasota

Median$3,459.14half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,801.39in this market

Difference1.2×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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.

median

Lowest $3,116.88Highest $3,801.39

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
PAM Specialty Hospital of Sarasota lowest Sarasota, FL EGD Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file	$3,116.88	$3,116.88	$2,181.82–$2,649.35	—
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Venice Nokomis, FL EGD Diagnostic Brush Wash File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file	$3,801.39	$3,801.39	$2,660.97–$3,231.18	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $3,116.88, median $3,459.14, highest $3,801.39 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,801.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.