Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $4,173.59 to $5,010.00, with a median of $4,591.80. The lowest listed price is at Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.

Lowest$4,173.59Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC
Median$4,591.80half pay less
Highest$5,010.00in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $4,173.59Highest $5,010.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC lowest Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY, BIOPSY $4,173.59 $13,911.97 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope $5,010.00 $5,010.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,173.59, median $4,591.80, highest $5,010.00 — a 1.2× 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.