Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $710.45 to $5,858.64, with a median of $1,061.83. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Mlp | $710.45 | $1,093.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Mlp | $710.45 | $1,093.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Pf | $835.90 | $1,286.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Pf | $835.90 | $1,286.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Mlp | $851.50 | $1,310.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Ugi Endoscopy W Bx Sgl/Mlt Pf | $1,001.65 | $1,541.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO Upper GI endoscopy, flexible, transoral, diagnostic w/biopsy | $1,122.00 | $1,402.50 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO GI Egd W/Biopsy Pf | $3,559.59 | $5,476.30 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO GI Egd W/Biopsy Pf | $3,725.08 | $5,730.90 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO GI Egd W/Biopsy Pf | $4,402.45 | $6,773.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO GI Egd W/Biopsy Pf | $4,476.88 | $6,887.51 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO GI Egd W/Biopsy Pf | $5,858.64 | $9,013.30 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $710.45, median $1,061.83, highest $5,858.64 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,122.00. 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.