Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $334.60 to $17,601.32, with a median of $4,105.58. The lowest listed price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — $3,770.98 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $3,068.67 at 28 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,105.58, is 86% above the US median of $2,211.95.
- 1 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $334.60 | $478.00 | $183.95–$382.40 | 30% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Rem Les Snare File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $728.84 | $3,836.00 | $728.84–$5,312.86 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Rem Les Snare File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $728.84 | $3,836.00 | $726.42–$3,266.00 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Egd Flex Trnsoral W/ Rem Les Snare File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $882.28 | $3,836.00 | $1,361.78–$2,953.72 | 77% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,046.00 | $5,271.00 | $190.91–$4,550.00 | 61% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,287.30 | $10,738.51 | $153.27–$6,866.52 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,661.06 | $10,314.17 | $10,314.17 | 74% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H 43251 EDG REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,160.50 | $4,515.00 | $767.55–$4,289.25 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $3,420.26 | $4,275.33 | — | 20% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY W/SNARE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,431.40 | $4,902.00 | $183.95–$1,896.00 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,008.81 | $11,197.79 | $153.27–$4,909.37 | 64% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,202.34 | $15,564.24 | $162.88–$13,073.96 | 73% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Esophagogastroduodnoscpy,Flex,Trnsoral W/Rmvl Of Tumor(S), Polyp(S) Or Othr Les(S) By Snare Tchnq File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,100.00 | $5,100.00 | — | — |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,688.82 | $18,126.89 | $2,741.00–$3,045.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13,244.91 | $18,921.30 | $319.52–$1,746.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13,244.91 | $18,921.30 | $1,566.00–$3,750.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,426.89 | $20,609.84 | $306.40 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,620.95 | $20,887.07 | $784.00–$3,045.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,605.81 | $22,294.01 | $235.22–$3,409.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,340.53 | $24,772.19 | $1,635.00–$3,045.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,601.32 | $25,144.74 | $2,137.00–$4,551.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $334.60, median $4,105.58, highest $17,601.32 — a 52.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,290.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 upper endoscopy with polyp removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with polyp removal explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43251 ($1,847.36). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital Morris, ILRemoval of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $112.84 | file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, ILRemoval of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $183.75 | file |