Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $3,707.20 to $6,310.00, with a median of $3,707.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 43235, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $3,707.20 | $6,620.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Upper Stomach-Intestine Scope for Diagnosis | $3,788.40 | $9,471.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $6,310.00 | $6,310.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,707.20, median $3,707.20, highest $6,310.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,707.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.