Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $350.00 to $4,812.00, with a median of $1,466.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$350.00Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Median$1,466.60half pay less
Highest$4,812.00in this market
Difference13.7×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $350.00Highest $4,812.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Biopsy Single/Multiple $350.00 $350.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Biopsy Single/Multiple $350.00 $350.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Egd;Bx,Single/Multiple $1,125.60 $2,814.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Egd;Bx,Single/Multiple $1,125.60 $2,814.00 60%
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Egd;Bx,Single/Multiple $1,125.60 $2,814.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Egd;Bx,Single/Multiple $1,125.60 $2,814.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Egd;Bx,Single/Multiple $1,125.60 $2,814.00 60%
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Egd Biopsy $1,807.60 $4,519.00 60%
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Egd Biopsy $1,807.60 $4,519.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Egd Biopsy $1,807.60 $4,519.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Egd Biopsy $1,807.60 $4,519.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Egd Biopsy $1,807.60 $4,519.00 60%
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Flex Transoral W/Biopsy Single/Multiple $4,812.00 $4,812.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Flex Transoral W/Biopsy Single/Multiple $4,812.00 $4,812.00
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Inpatient: lowest $350.00, median $1,466.60, highest $4,812.00 — a 13.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,125.60 — 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.