Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Fort Smith, AR

In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $4,167.28 to $4,167.28, with a median of $4,167.28. Across Arkansas, the median is $1,267.69 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4,167.28Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Median$4,167.28half pay less
Highest$4,167.28in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fort Smith, AR-OK.

median
Lowest $4,167.28Highest $4,167.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 GI Egd Removal Snare Tech Pf $4,167.28 $6,411.20 $1,823.29–$3,008.52 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 GI Egd Removal Snare Tech Pf $4,167.28 $6,411.20 $1,823.29–$3,008.52 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $4,167.28, median $4,167.28, highest $4,167.28.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.