Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $940.50 to $987.80, with a median of $940.50. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital and 4 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $940.50 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | $250.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | $250.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | $250.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $987.80 | $4,490.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $940.50, median $940.50, highest $987.80 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $940.50. 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 none is it 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.