Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $337.50 to $2,918.25, with a median of $2,803.45. The lowest listed price is at Southwest General Health Center.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$337.50Southwest General Health Center
Median$2,803.45half pay less
Highest$2,918.25in this market
Difference8.6×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $337.50Highest $2,918.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/ BX, SINGLE/MULTIP $337.50 $450.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH Upper For Biopsy $379.07 $1,083.07 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH Upper Gi Endoscopy; W/Biopsy, Single/Multiple $379.07 $1,083.07 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH Hc Upper Gi Endoscopy Biopsy $1,184.11 $3,383.18 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Asc Ugi W Bx 1/Mx $1,650.25 $1,650.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Medina Hospital Medina, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,803.45 $4,313.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Ugi W Bx 1/Mx $2,918.25 $2,918.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $337.50, median $2,803.45, highest $2,918.25 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,803.45 — 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.