Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $923.00 to $4,501.00, with a median of $4,198.39. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $3,275.39 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $3,792.75 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$923.00Rhode Island Hospital
Median$4,198.39half pay less
Highest$4,501.00in 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $923.00Highest $4,501.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR EGD REM TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $923.00 $923.00 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC EGD W REM TUMOR(S)/POLYP(S)/OTHR LESION(S) SNARE TECH $3,895.77 $3,895.77 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC EGD W REM TUMOR(S)/POLYP(S)/OTHR LESION(S) SNARE TECH $4,501.00 $4,501.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC EGD W REM TUMOR(S)/POLYP(S)/OTHR LESION(S) SNARE TECH $4,501.00 $4,501.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC EGD W REM TUMOR(S)/POLYP(S)/OTHR LESION(S) SNARE TECH $4,501.00 $4,501.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $923.00, median $4,198.39, highest $4,501.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $3,844.26 — 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.