Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining: from $570.00 to $1,826.00, with a median of $1,419.99. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital — $849.99 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,219.20 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Submucosal Injection | $570.00 | $570.00 | $78.88–$456.00 | — | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC EGD DIRECTED SUBMUCOSAL INJ | $1,219.20 | $1,524.00 | $129.54–$3,439.67 | 20% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - EGD W/DIRECT SUBMUC INJ(S), ANY SUBSTANCE | $1,620.78 | $3,178.00 | $1,906.80–$2,542.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 EGD W/DIRECT SUBMUC INS(S),ANY SUBSTANCE | $1,701.87 | $3,337.00 | $2,002.20–$2,669.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc 43236 Egd Submucos Inj Any Subst | $1,826.00 | $3,652.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 EGD Flexible, Transoral; W/ Directed Submucosal Inj | $5,825.10 | $5,825.10 | $1,467.93–$5,592.10 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $570.00, median $1,419.99, highest $1,826.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,419.99. 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 2 of 3 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.