Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Minneapolis, MN

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 16 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $531.70 to $2,613.28, with a median of $1,766.68. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $1,234.98 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,789.09 at 44 hospitals.

  • The median here, $1,766.68, is 20% below the US median of $2,211.95.
  • Minneapolis, MN has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Minnesota with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.

Lowest$531.70Regions Hospital
Median$1,766.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,613.28in this market
Difference4.9×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $531.70Highest $2,613.28

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 EGD remove lesion; snare technique File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $531.70 $2,045.00 $603.28–$3,438.32 74%
Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of May 18, 2026 · source file $844.11 $2,105.00 $595.71–$2,289.15 60%
Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 EGD remove lesion; snare technique File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $1,123.46 $4,321.00 $621.00–$3,497.00 74%
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 EGD remove lesion; snare technique File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $1,283.38 $2,845.00 $603.71–$4,603.00 55%
Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 EGD remove lesion; snare technique File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $1,467.54 $2,790.00 $1,108.19–$4,847.09 47%
Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 EGD remove lesion; snare technique File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $1,598.03 $4,319.00 $14.77–$3,887.10 63%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $1,695.83 $4,229.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $1,766.68 $4,405.67 $1,088.20–$4,339.20 60%
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,766.68 $4,405.67 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,766.68 $4,405.67 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,766.68 $4,405.67 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,766.68 $4,405.67 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $1,779.33 $4,437.21 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $1,096.93–$4,339.20 60%
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $471.62–$5,752.65 60%
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file $1,780.85 $4,441.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 60%
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC UGI ENDO W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESN (NOT TO DUODENUM) File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,797.33 $4,229.00 $471.62–$5,684.98 57%
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC UGI ENDOSCOPY W SNARE TUMOR/POLYP/LESION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,885.82 $4,437.21 $471.62–$5,684.98 57%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $2,173.02 $5,419.00 $471.62–$5,752.65 60%
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file $2,433.32 $4,617.30 $984.00–$3,510.13 47%
North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file $2,613.28 $4,958.79 $984.00–$4,761.81 47%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $531.70, median $1,766.68, highest $2,613.28 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,695.83. 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 16 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.

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