Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $514.80 to $1,352.40, with a median of $1,352.40. The lowest listed price is at Boone Hospital Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43239, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center lowest Columbia, MO EGD BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE-CF | $514.80 | $858.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO ADD ON EGD BIOPSY 43239 | $900.00 | $1,500.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO EGD BIOPSY 43239 | $1,275.00 | $2,125.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI BIOPSY SPECIMEN.-JEGC | $1,352.40 | $2,254.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI BIOPSY SPECIMEN. -FVGI | $1,352.40 | $2,254.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI BIOPSY SPECIMEN. | $1,352.40 | $2,254.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI BIOPSY SPECIMEN-GIKC | $1,352.40 | $2,254.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ENDOSCOPY UGI BIOPSY SPECIMEN-ORSC | $1,352.40 | $2,254.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $514.80, median $1,352.40, highest $1,352.40 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,352.40. 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.