Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $565.48 to $1,937.06, with a median of $1,937.06. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 30, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO HC UGI ENDOSCOPY BX | $565.48 | $1,615.64 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO HC NJH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCO | $1,853.60 | $2,648.00 | 30% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,937.06 | $1,937.06 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,937.06 | $1,937.06 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,937.06 | $1,937.06 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,937.06 | $1,937.06 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $565.48, median $1,937.06, highest $1,937.06 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,937.06. 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.