Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 13 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $281.25 to $5,671.90, with a median of $2,597.25. The lowest listed price is at Southwest General Health Center — $2,316.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $3,121.30 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$281.25Southwest General Health Center
Median$2,597.25half pay less
Highest$5,671.90in this market
Difference20.2×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $281.25Highest $5,671.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY; W/ REMOVAL, LESION, $281.25 $375.00 $720.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Upper Remove Polyp Lesion $488.25 $1,395.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Upper Gi Endoscopy; W/Removal, Lesion, Snare $488.25 $1,395.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Operative Upper Gi Endoscopy $1,404.25 $4,012.15 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $1,698.00 $2,264.00 $900.00–$2,098.73 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $1,698.00 $2,264.00 $900.00–$2,239.10 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,571.00 $3,428.00 $1,326.64–$3,085.20 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,571.00 $3,428.00 $1,714.00–$3,085.20 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $1,482.16–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH - EGD $2,597.25 $3,463.00 $900.00–$3,116.70 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Asc Ugi W Rem Tum/Polyp Snare $2,833.00 $2,833.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Ugi W Rem Tum/Polyp Snare $2,912.50 $2,912.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $5,671.90 $8,726.00 $2,425.83–$8,726.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $281.25, median $2,597.25, highest $5,671.90 — a 20.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,597.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.