Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $1,307.20 to $6,108.50, with a median of $2,322.73. The lowest listed price is at Cascade Valley Hospital — $1,015.53 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,688.04 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Valley Hospital lowest Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC EGD - SNARE POLYPECTOMY | $1,307.20 | $1,634.00 | $138.89–$2,232.81 | 20% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc 43251 Egd Snare | $1,919.00 | $3,838.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 EGD W/REMOVAL OF TUMOR/S,POLYP/S,OTHER LES/S | $2,726.46 | $5,346.00 | $3,207.60–$4,276.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 EGD Remove Tumor Polyp Snare | $6,108.50 | $6,108.50 | $1,539.34–$5,864.16 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,307.20, median $2,322.73, highest $6,108.50 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,322.73. 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 3 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.
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.