Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $752.04 to $1,625.39, with a median of $1,188.72. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital — $436.68 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $1,560.00 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$752.04Ochsner Rush Hospital
Median$1,188.72half pay less
Highest$1,625.39in this market
Difference2.2×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 Meridian, MS.

median
Lowest $752.04Highest $1,625.39

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE TECH $752.04 $2,425.95 — 69% —
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Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE TECH $1,625.39 $2,425.95 — 33% —
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Inpatient: lowest $752.04, median $1,188.72, highest $1,625.39 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,188.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.