Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Cedar Rapids, IA — inpatient

In Cedar Rapids, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $798.21 to $914.40, with a median of $856.31.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$798.21St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center
Median$856.31half pay less
Highest$914.40in this market
Difference1.1×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 Cedar Rapids, IA.

median
Lowest $798.21Highest $914.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center lowest Anamosa, IA PR UGI W BX SGL/MULTIPLE $798.21 $997.76 20% Jan 28, 2026
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St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA PR EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $914.40 $1,143.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $798.21, median $856.31, highest $914.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $856.31 — 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.