Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — inpatient

In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $2,393.37 to $2,393.37, with a median of $2,393.37.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$2,393.37Watsonville Community Hospital
Median$2,393.37half pay less
Highest$2,393.37in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA EGD BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE $2,393.37 $3,988.95 40% Sep 15, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,393.37, median $2,393.37, highest $2,393.37.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,393.37 — 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.