Upper endoscopy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $229.50 to $3,909.00, with a median of $2,260.80. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $2,031.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,895.40 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,260.80, is 46% above the US median of $1,552.50.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 43235, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Jul 9, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $229.50 | $459.00 | $105.00–$2,048.30 | 50% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 EGD W OR W/O BRUSH File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | $305.97–$2,361.80 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 EGD W OR W/O BRUSH File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | $7.20–$59.50 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 EGD W OR W/O BRUSH File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | $305.97–$2,361.80 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,872.60 | $3,121.00 | $137.74–$2,746.48 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $1,895.40 | $3,159.00 | $137.74–$3,281.43 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,260.80 | $3,768.00 | $137.74–$3,202.80 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,281.20 | $3,802.00 | $137.74–$3,281.43 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,512.80 | $4,188.00 | $137.74–$3,559.80 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,978.40 | $4,964.00 | $137.74–$4,467.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,235.80 | $5,393.00 | $137.74–$4,584.05 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,288.00 | $5,480.00 | $137.74–$5,041.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,909.00 | $6,515.00 | $124.73–$5,863.50 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $229.50, median $2,260.80, highest $3,909.00 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,397.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 13 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 upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.