Surgery and procedures CPT 43251 Outpatient

Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Worcester, MA

In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $1,975.00 to $5,226.00, with a median of $3,245.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $1,270.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $3,245.00 at 13 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 2026.

Lowest$1,975.00UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Median$3,245.00half pay less
Highest$5,226.00in this market
Difference2.6×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 Worcester, MA.

median
Lowest $1,975.00Highest $13,787.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $1,975.00 $1,975.00 — — Apr 3, 2026
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $3,245.00 $3,245.00 — — Mar 26, 2026
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HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $5,226.00 $5,226.00 — — Mar 26, 2026
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HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $9,040.16 $9,040.16 — — Mar 26, 2026
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UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $9,229.57 $9,229.57 — — Apr 3, 2026
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Egd W Polyp(S) Removal by Snare $13,787.26 $13,787.26 — — Mar 26, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,975.00, median $3,245.00, highest $5,226.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,245.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.