Surgery and procedures CPT 43239 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in Waterbury, CT — inpatient

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy as an inpatient: from $1,440.65 to $2,585.95, with a median of $1,626.00. The lowest listed price is at UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 43239, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$1,440.65UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital
Median$1,626.00half pay less
Highest$2,585.95in this market
Difference1.8×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $1,440.65Highest $2,585.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT Biopsy of esoph/stomach/small bowel w/endoscope 43239 $1,440.65 $2,881.29 50% May 13, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Biopsy Single/Multiple $1,626.00 $1,626.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT UPPER GI ENDOSCOPYBIOPSY $2,585.95 $5,171.89 50% May 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,440.65, median $1,626.00, highest $2,585.95 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,105.98 — 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.