Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Durham, NC — inpatient

In Durham, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $723.00 to $812.70, with a median of $767.85.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$723.00DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Median$767.85half pay less
Highest$812.70in this market
Difference1.1×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 Durham, NC.

median
Lowest $723.00Highest $812.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Durham, NC Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $723.00 $1,446.00 50%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $723.00 $1,446.00 50%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Endo Ugi W Biopsy $812.70 $3,010.00 73%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Endo Ugi W Biopsy $812.70 $3,010.00 73%
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Inpatient: lowest $723.00, median $767.85, highest $812.70 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $767.85 — 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.