Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining: from $890.45 to $1,366.80, with a median of $1,353.90. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $463.45 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,366.80 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 43236, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 INJECTION OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $890.45 | $1,619.00 | $326.17–$2,189.05 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 UPPR GI SCOPE W/SUBMUC INJ | $917.16 | $1,667.57 | $326.17–$2,189.05 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Injection of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,341.00 | $4,470.00 | $589.55–$3,085.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Injection of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,366.80 | $4,556.00 | $589.55–$3,085.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM Injection of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,366.80 | $4,556.00 | $589.55–$3,085.00 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $890.45, median $1,353.90, highest $1,366.80 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,366.80. 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 4 of 4 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 it is
This code covers upper endoscopy in which medicine or dye is injected into the lining of the esophagus, stomach or duodenum, for example to stop bleeding or mark a spot.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.