Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with biopsy cost in Brownwood, TX — inpatient

In Brownwood, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $5,789.46 to $5,789.46, with a median of $5,789.46. Across Texas, the median is $1,468.16 at 131 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 8, 2025.

Lowest$5,789.46Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
Median$5,789.46half pay less
Highest$5,789.46in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood Brownwood, TX · (325) 646-8541 EGD W/BIOPSY--GI $5,789.46 $5,789.46 $2,628.41–$5,210.51 — Dec 8, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $5,789.46, median $5,789.46, highest $5,789.46.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,789.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.