Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $1,218.60 to $3,147.90, with a median of $1,267.20. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $48.60 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $3,245.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $1,218.60 | $2,708.00 | $379.98–$5,476.53 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $1,267.20 | $2,816.00 | $475.07–$4,600.37 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $1,267.20 | $2,816.00 | $394.86–$4,428.39 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Removal Tumor/Polyp by Snare | $1,825.00 | $1,825.00 | $159.68–$2,716.63 | — | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $3,147.90 | $4,497.00 | $1,180.91–$4,792.01 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,218.60, median $1,267.20, highest $3,147.90 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,267.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers upper endoscopy in which a polyp or growth is removed with a wire loop.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.