Upper endoscopy with injection cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with injection into the lining: from $1,975.00 to $3,647.00, with a median of $3,236.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $1,261.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,975.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W/Directed Submucosal Injection(S) | $1,975.00 | $1,975.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W/Directed Submucosal Injection(S) | $3,236.00 | $3,236.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Egd W/Directed Submucosal Injection(S) | $3,647.00 | $3,647.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W/Directed Submucosal Injection(S) | $11,915.07 | $11,915.07 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W/Directed Submucosal Injection(S) | $23,298.48 | $23,298.48 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,975.00, median $3,236.00, highest $3,647.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,236.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.