Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $475.00 to $2,277.71, with a median of $548.00. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $73.00 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,514.65 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $475.00 | $950.00 | $91.98–$2,303.77 | 50% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $548.00 | $919.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Egd remove lesion snare | $2,277.71 | — | $2,332.61–$4,744.77 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Egd remove lesion snare | $2,277.71 | — | $2,273.01–$4,068.01 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Edg Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $7,132.35 | — | $1,013.00–$8,557.25 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Edg Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $7,132.35 | — | $865.02–$7,006.09 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $475.00, median $548.00, highest $2,277.71 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $511.50. 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 2 of 2 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.