Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $221.55 to $2,425.00, with a median of $550.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $328.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,514.65 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Apr 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $221.55 | $816.90 | $153.91–$494.71 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC UGI WITH REM T/P/LES BY SNARE | $353.15 | $1,858.71 | $731.94–$42,546.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC UGI WITH REM T/P/LES BY SNARE | $353.15 | $1,858.71 | $731.94–$42,546.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC UGI WITH REM T/P/LES BY SNARE | $353.15 | $1,858.71 | $731.94–$42,546.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC UGI WITH REM T/P/LES BY SNARE | $353.15 | $1,858.71 | $731.94–$42,546.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC UGI WITH REM T/P/LES BY SNARE | $353.15 | $1,858.71 | $731.94–$42,546.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 UPPER GI ENDO WITH POLYPECTOMY | $550.00 | $550.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ UPR GI NDSC RMVL TUM POLYP/OTH LES SNARE TQ | $2,099.70 | $4,125.00 | $684.75–$4,125.00 | 49% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $214.23–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $104.09–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $214.23–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $214.23–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $104.09–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $104.09–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $104.09–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,425.00 | $2,425.00 | $214.23–$2,182.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 EGD W/ REMOVE POLYP BY SNARE | $6,221.00 | $6,221.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $221.55, median $550.00, highest $2,425.00 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 39 facilities here, median $2,234.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.