Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Storm Lake, IA

In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $582.40 to $582.40, with a median of $582.40. Across Iowa, the median is $1,170.40 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 43251, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$582.40Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Median$582.40half pay less
Highest$582.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR UGI W REM TUM/POLYP/LES BY SNARE $582.40 $728.00 — 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $582.40, median $582.40, highest $582.40.

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.