Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining as an inpatient: from $1,202.76 to $1,202.76, with a median of $1,202.76. Across Maine, the median is $699.38 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43236, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME EGD FLX TRNSORL SUBMUC INJ | $1,202.76 | $4,626.00 | $3,006.90–$3,451.00 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,202.76, median $1,202.76, highest $1,202.76.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,202.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43236 ($1,431.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mercy Hospital Portland, MEPF UPPR GI SCOPE W/SUBMUC INJ | $142.74 | file |