Surgery and procedures CPT 43235 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $3,707.20 to $3,788.40, with a median of $3,707.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 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$3,707.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
Median$3,707.20half pay less
Highest$3,788.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

median
Lowest $3,707.20Highest $3,788.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC $3,707.20 $6,620.00 44%
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Upper Stomach-Intestine Scope for Diagnosis $3,788.40 $9,471.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,707.20, median $3,707.20, highest $3,788.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3,707.20 — 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.