Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Columbus, OH, 10 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $479.00 to $3,121.30, with a median of $3,121.30. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel Grove City and 1 other hospital — $2,642.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $3,121.30 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$479.00Mount Carmel Grove City + 1 more
Median$3,121.30half pay less
Highest$3,121.30in this market
Difference6.5×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 Columbus, OH.

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Lowest $479.00Highest $3,121.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare $479.00 $479.00 $55.17–$479.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare $479.00 $479.00 $55.17–$479.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $2,506.40 $3,856.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $2,774.20 $4,268.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Egd W/Tumor/Polyp Remove Snare $3,121.30 $4,802.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $479.00, median $3,121.30, highest $3,121.30 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,121.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.