Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $301.00 to $16,663.10, with a median of $914.40. The lowest listed price is at Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Cedar Falls, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Biopsy Single/Multiple | $301.00 | $301.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Biopsy Single/Multiple | $301.00 | $301.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $914.40 | $1,143.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Egd Flexible Transoral W/Bx Single/Mult (Restricted Method II CAH) | $15,222.85 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Egd Flexible Transoral W/Bx Single/Mult (Restricted Method II CAH) | $16,663.10 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $301.00, median $914.40, highest $16,663.10 — a 55.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $503.00. 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.