Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $1,437.60 to $4,691.67, with a median of $2,019.15. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 43235, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$1,437.60St Mary Medical Center
Median$2,019.15half pay less
Highest$4,691.67in this market
Difference3.3×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $1,437.60Highest $4,691.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM $1,437.60 $2,995.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC EGD DIAG W WO COLLECTION $1,479.60 $3,288.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,872.00 $3,600.00 48%
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC EGD DIAG W/ OR W/O COLLECTION $2,019.15 $4,487.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC EGD DIAG W/ OR W/O COLLECTION $2,019.15 $4,487.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC EGD DIAG W WO COLLECTION $2,019.15 $4,487.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC EGD DIAG W/ OR W/O COLLECTION $2,019.15 $4,487.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC EGD DIAG W WO COLLECTION $2,125.35 $4,723.00 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Egd Diag W/ or W/O Collection $4,691.67 $4,691.67
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Egd Diag W/ or W/O Collection $4,691.67 $4,691.67
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Inpatient: lowest $1,437.60, median $2,019.15, highest $4,691.67 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,675.80 — 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.