Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Omaha, NE-IA — inpatient

In Omaha, NE-IA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $420.91 to $2,579.76, with a median of $779.70. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$420.91Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$779.70half pay less
Highest$2,579.76in this market
Difference6.1×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 Omaha, NE-IA.

median
Lowest $420.91Highest $2,579.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA PC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $420.91 $859.00 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $643.02 $1,531.00 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA Upper GI Endoscopy w/w-o Specimen Collection $779.70 $2,599.00 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA END-Esophagogastroduoden Diagnostic $779.70 $2,599.00 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE END-Esophagogastroduoden Diagnostic $935.64 $2,599.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Upper GI Endoscopy w/w-o Specimen Collection $935.64 $2,599.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE END-Esophagogastroduoden Diagnostic $935.64 $2,599.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE Upper GI Endoscopy w/w-o Specimen Collection $935.64 $2,599.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH $1,192.17 $2,433.00 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $2,579.76 $7,166.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $2,579.76 $7,166.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $420.91, median $779.70, highest $2,579.76 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $779.70 — 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.