Surgery and procedures CPT 43236 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient

In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining as an inpatient: from $878.72 to $1,020.00, with a median of $949.36. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge — $70.64 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $575.88 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43236, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$878.72Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Median$949.36half pay less
Highest$1,020.00in this market
Difference1.2×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 Baton Rouge, LA.

median
Lowest $878.72Highest $1,020.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC EGD W/SUBMUC INJECT(S) $878.72 $2,746.00 — 68% —
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Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC EGD W/SUBMUC INJECT(S) $1,020.00 $5,100.00 — 80% —
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Inpatient: lowest $878.72, median $949.36, highest $1,020.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $949.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.