Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $297.50 to $2,100.91, with a median of $1,126.30. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$297.50Strong Memorial Hospital
Median$1,126.30half pay less
Highest$2,100.91in this market
Difference7.1×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $297.50Highest $2,100.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $297.50 $595.00 50%
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $472.87 $793.00 40%
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F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $545.61 $915.00 40%
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,706.99 $2,626.14 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $1,706.99 $2,626.14 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $2,100.91 $2,626.14 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $297.50, median $1,126.30, highest $2,100.91 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,526.00 — 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.