Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $211.50 to $552.51, with a median of $411.63. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association — $200.13 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $552.51 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $211.50 | $423.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $411.63 | $823.25 | $189.35–$7,824.94 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $552.51 | $1,105.01 | $198.82–$3,205.48 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $211.50, median $411.63, highest $552.51 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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.