Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $553.86 to $8,510.28, with a median of $3,953.04. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 43239, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$553.86Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$3,953.04half pay less
Highest$8,510.28in this market
Difference15.4×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median
Lowest $553.86Highest $8,510.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH Pr Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple|By Midlevel $553.86 $1,086.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Pr Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple|By Specialist $553.86 $1,086.00 49%
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Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC Egd Biopsy Single/Multiple $2,109.75 $2,813.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC Egd Biopsy Single/Multiple $2,109.75 $2,813.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Egd Biopsy Single/Muliple $2,727.00 $4,545.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Egd Biopsy Single/Muliple $2,727.00 $4,545.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $5,179.08 $8,631.80 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $5,391.66 $8,986.10 40%
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $6,129.00 $10,215.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $6,312.18 $10,520.30 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $6,993.30 $11,655.50 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $8,510.28 $14,183.80 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $553.86, median $3,953.04, highest $8,510.28 — a 15.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,640.43. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.