Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 8 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining as an inpatient: from $330.00 to $4,812.00, with a median of $541.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and 1 other hospital — $211.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,118.20 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 43236, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Directed Submucosal Injection(S) Any Substance | $330.00 | $330.00 | $43.67–$313.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Directed Submucosal Injection(S) Any Substance | $330.00 | $330.00 | $43.67–$313.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Injection Of Esophagus, Stomach, And/Or Upper Small Bowel Using A Flexib | $541.60 | $1,354.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Injection Of Esophagus, Stomach, And/Or Upper Small Bowel Using A Flexib | $541.60 | $1,354.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Injection Of Esophagus, Stomach, And/Or Upper Small Bowel Using A Flexib | $541.60 | $1,354.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Injection Of Esophagus, Stomach, And/Or Upper Small Bowel Using A Flexib | $541.60 | $1,354.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Injection Of Esophagus, Stomach, And/Or Upper Small Bowel Using A Flexib | $541.60 | $1,354.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Flex Transoral W/Dir Submuc Inj Any Subs | $4,812.00 | $4,812.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Flex Transoral W/Dir Submuc Inj Any Subs | $4,812.00 | $4,812.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $330.00, median $541.60, highest $4,812.00 — a 14.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $892.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.