Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $486.50 to $1,896.81, with a median of $486.50. The lowest listed price is at Methodist West Houston Hospital and 7 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $1,138.20 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 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 Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $486.50 | $973.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC EGD FLEX ORAL REM LESI SNARE | $526.50 | $1,053.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG GI PROC EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $1,839.97 | $3,890.00 | $1,945.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG GI PROC EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $1,839.97 | $3,890.00 | $1,945.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $1,896.81 | — | $1,830.42–$2,698.71 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $486.50, median $486.50, highest $1,896.81 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $486.50. 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 3 of 3 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.