Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $407.40 to $1,768.00, with a median of $1,287.36. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health System - Southern California.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 18 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 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Health System - Southern California lowest Burbank, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $407.40 | $1,164.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $508.20 | $1,452.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $508.20 | $1,452.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $530.60 | $1,516.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $586.60 | $1,676.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $622.65 | $1,779.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA UPPER GI ENDO INC ESOPH W/BX | $933.10 | $2,666.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $1,075.68 | $2,241.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $1,222.56 | $2,547.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM | $1,352.16 | $2,817.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,768.00 | $3,400.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $407.40, median $1,287.36, highest $1,768.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $1,659.32 — 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43239 ($1,467.98). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CAKIT BIOPSY AND OR SNARE | $40.95 | file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CABRUSHING/ MIL-ROSE | $44.80 | file |