Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $276.60 to $1,170.40, with a median of $290.40. The lowest listed price is at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center — $13.80 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $1,170.40 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$276.60MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center
Median$290.40half pay less
Highest$1,170.40in this market
Difference4.2×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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

median
Lowest $276.60Highest $1,170.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center lowest Davenport, IA EGD/remove tumor/polyp/w snare 43251 $276.60 $461.00 — 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 EGD/remove tumor/polyp/w snare 43251 $290.40 $484.00 $445.28 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 EGD/remove tumor/polyp/w snare 43251 $290.40 $484.00 $2,970.16 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA · (563) 421-1000 EGD/remove tumor/polyp/w snare 43251 $290.40 $484.00 — 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $1,170.40 $1,463.00 $174.71–$618.31 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $1,170.40 $1,463.00 $174.71–$843.93 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $276.60, median $290.40, highest $1,170.40 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,170.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 4 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 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.