Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Valdez, AK — inpatient

In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $441.48 to $1,770.60, with a median of $1,106.04.

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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$441.48City of Valdez
Median$1,106.04half pay less
Highest$1,770.60in this market
Difference4.0×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 Valdez, AK.

median
Lowest $441.48Highest $1,770.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
City of Valdez lowest Valdez, AK HC PR 43239 EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM $441.48 $566.00 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC ED EGD TRANSORAL BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE CDM $1,770.60 $2,270.00 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $441.48, median $1,106.04, highest $1,770.60 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,106.04 — 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.