Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining: from $628.33 to $3,625.00, with a median of $2,159.50. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $1,531.17 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,100.00 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 43236, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Submucos Inj | $628.33 | $3,307.00 | $511.63–$3,266.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Submucos Inj | $760.61 | $3,307.00 | $1,173.99–$2,546.39 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $1,165.50 | $1,665.00 | $304.70–$1,665.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $2,100.00 | $3,000.00 | $447.00–$3,000.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $2,100.00 | $3,000.00 | $207.00–$3,000.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $2,159.50 | $3,085.00 | $595.41–$3,085.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $2,159.50 | $3,085.00 | $512.11–$3,085.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H 43236 ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION | $2,268.70 | $3,241.00 | $550.97–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $2,566.20 | $3,666.00 | $696.54–$3,666.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $3,031.70 | $4,331.00 | $692.96–$4,331.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection-Gast | $3,625.00 | $3,625.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection-Pbb | $3,625.00 | $3,625.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flex, Transoral; W/ Directed Submucosal Inj(S), Any Substance-Pbb | $4,898.00 | $4,898.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flex, Transoral; W/ Directed Submucosal Inj(S), Any Substance | $8,274.00 | $8,274.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $628.33, median $2,159.50, highest $3,625.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,946.85. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.