Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $199.92 to $249.90, with a median of $224.91. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $24.99 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $466.20 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
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 Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $199.92 | $833.00 | $199.92–$749.70 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $224.91 | $833.00 | $1,797.97–$8,343.27 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $224.91 | $833.00 | $1,797.97–$8,343.27 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $249.90 | $833.00 | $162.88–$749.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY | $3,851.76 | $14,265.79 | $434.22–$12,839.21 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY | $4,538.99 | $15,129.96 | $162.88–$13,616.96 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $199.92, median $224.91, highest $249.90 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $337.37. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.