Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Santa Rosa, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $412.08 to $3,332.00, with a median of $1,872.04. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $1,459.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,276.00 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43251, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$412.08Healdsburg Hospital
Median$1,872.04half pay less
Highest$3,332.00in this market
Difference8.1×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $412.08Highest $3,332.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE $412.08 $808.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $3,332.00 $5,950.00 $2,292.00–$7,179.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $412.08, median $1,872.04, highest $3,332.00 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,872.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.