Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Ellsworth, ME — inpatient

In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $239.50 to $1,155.50, with a median of $697.50.

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 — and —.

Lowest$239.50Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities
Median$697.50half pay less
Highest$1,155.50in this market
Difference4.8×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 Ellsworth, ME.

median
Lowest $239.50Highest $1,155.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME SURG PF EGD FLEX TRANSORAL W/BX SNGL/MULT 43239 $239.50 $958.00 75%
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Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME HC EGD FLEX TRANSORAL W/BX SNGL/MULT $1,155.50 $4,622.00 75%
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Inpatient: lowest $239.50, median $697.50, highest $1,155.50 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $697.50 — 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.