Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $330.20 to $683.80, with a median of $437.40. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43239, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 15, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY, BIOPSY | $330.20 | $508.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH PR EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $437.40 | $729.00 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $683.80 | $1,052.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $330.20, median $437.40, highest $683.80 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
What it is
This upper endoscopy (EGD) looks at the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine and takes one or more tissue samples (biopsies). Biopsies can check for things like H. pylori infection, celiac disease or abnormal cells.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia and the pathologist's exam of the biopsy samples 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 43239 ($1,467.98). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR EDG TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $0.60 | file |