Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Clinton, IA — inpatient

In Clinton, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $290.40 to $713.00, with a median of $501.70. The lowest listed price is at MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center — $211.30 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $1,170.40 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$290.40MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Median$501.70half pay less
Highest$713.00in this market
Difference2.5×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 Clinton, IA.

median
Lowest $290.40Highest $713.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center lowest Dewitt, IA · (563) 659-4200 EGD/remove tumor/polyp/w snare 43251 $290.40 $484.00 $928.00–$2,679.00 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA · (563) 244-5555 PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare $713.00 $713.00 $55.17–$713.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $290.40, median $501.70, highest $713.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11,477.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 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.