Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Kalispell, MT

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $711.59 to $2,603.25, with a median of $1,657.42. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $945.83 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $852.17 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$711.59Logan Health - Whitefish
Median$1,657.42half pay less
Highest$2,603.25in this market
Difference3.7×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 Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $711.59Highest $2,603.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE $711.59 $1,094.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 EGD; REMOVE LESION SNARE $2,603.25 $4,005.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $711.59, median $1,657.42, highest $2,603.25 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,657.42. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.