Upper endoscopy with biopsy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $613.17 to $1,069.30, with a median of $742.00. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $128.83 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $753.11 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC EGD W/BX SGL OR MULT (BITE/COL | $613.17 | $2,271.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EGD W/BX SGL OR MULT (BITE/COL | $635.80 | $2,890.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EGD W/BX SGL OR MULT (BITE/COL | $742.00 | $2,650.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC EGD W/BX SGL OR MULT (BITE/COL | $936.00 | $2,925.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC EGD W/BX SGL OR MULT (BITE/COL | $1,069.30 | $2,890.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $613.17, median $742.00, highest $1,069.30 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $653.94 — 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.