Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $655.63 to $4,877.53, with a median of $3,276.00. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital — $2,620.37 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,276.00 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $655.63 | $1,008.66 | $3,850.38–$5,946.30 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 2 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $3,850.38–$5,946.30 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 2 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $3,850.38–$5,946.30 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $2,455.00 | $12,692.70 | $263.78–$12,692.70 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $3,276.00 | $6,300.00 | $1,882.00–$5,597.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 2 | $4,877.53 | $7,503.89 | $12,162.28–$18,056.43 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 2 | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | $12,162.28–$18,056.43 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $655.63, median $3,276.00, highest $4,877.53 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,276.00. 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 12 of 12 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.