Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $1,088.80 to $5,382.40, with a median of $1,871.90. The lowest listed price is at Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,088.80Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital
Median$1,871.90half pay less
Highest$5,382.40in this market
Difference4.9×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median
Lowest $1,088.80Highest $5,382.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital lowest Arlington, WA HC EGD - BIOPSY $1,088.80 $1,361.00 20%
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM $1,828.80 $3,810.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM $1,828.80 $3,810.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM $1,828.80 $3,810.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc 43239 Egd Biopsy $1,915.00 $3,830.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA ED - EGD BIOPSY, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE $1,928.31 $3,781.00 49%
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA EGD BIOPSY, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE $1,928.31 $3,781.00 49%
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Upper GI Endoscopy Biopsy $5,382.40 $5,382.40
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Inpatient: lowest $1,088.80, median $1,871.90, highest $5,382.40 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,915.00 — 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.