Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Birmingham, AL — inpatient

In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $2,012.84 to $7,756.00, with a median of $7,756.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,012.84The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Median$7,756.00half pay less
Highest$7,756.00in this market
Difference3.9×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 Birmingham, AL.

median
Lowest $2,012.84Highest $7,756.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Egd Biopsy Single/Multiple $2,012.84 $4,681.03 57%
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Egd Biopsy Single/Multiple $2,012.84 $4,681.03 57%
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Gastroscopy W Biopsy $7,756.00 $7,756.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Gastroscopy W Biopsy $7,756.00 $7,756.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Gastroscopy W Biopsy $7,756.00 $7,756.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,012.84, median $7,756.00, highest $7,756.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,012.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.