Surgery and procedures CPT 43236 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Denver, CO — inpatient

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 6 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining as an inpatient: from $565.48 to $1,937.06, with a median of $1,937.06. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $1,371.58 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $1,937.06 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 43236, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$565.48Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,937.06half pay less
Highest$1,937.06in this market
Difference3.4×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

median
Lowest $565.48Highest $1,937.06

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ESOPHAGOSC DX&/OR SPEC W/INJ $565.48 $1,615.64 $554.16 65% Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC NJH UPPR GI SCOPE W/SUBMUC INJ $1,801.10 $2,573.00 $956.76–$4,048.44 30% —
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION - EGD $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION - EGD $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION - EGD $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION - EGD $1,937.06 $1,937.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $565.48, median $1,937.06, highest $1,937.06 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,937.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 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.