Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Tampa, FL — inpatient

In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare as an inpatient: from $706.30 to $17,266.53, with a median of $2,091.20. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $1,384.90 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $2,756.60 at 30 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$706.30Tampa General Hospital
Median$2,091.20half pay less
Highest$17,266.53in this market
Difference24.4×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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

median
Lowest $706.30Highest $17,266.53

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Egd W Rem Tumr Polyp Snare $706.30 $2,018.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd $2,091.20 $5,228.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd $2,091.20 $5,228.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH $17,266.53 $17,266.53 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $706.30, median $2,091.20, highest $17,266.53 — a 24.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,091.20 — 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.