Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $2,268.70 to $4,634.00, with a median of $2,569.00. The lowest listed price is at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago lowest Chicago, IL H 43239 EDG TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $2,268.70 | $3,241.00 | 30% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Pr Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple-Pbb | $2,569.00 | $2,569.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Pr Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple-Gast | $2,569.00 | $2,569.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Flexible, Transoral; With Biopsy, Single Or Multiple-Pbb | $4,634.00 | $4,634.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,268.70, median $2,569.00, highest $4,634.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,569.00 — 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.