Upper endoscopy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $355.50 to $6,440.23, with a median of $1,775.19. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 18.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,775.19, is 15% above the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Alabama ranks 30th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43235. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$355.50UAB Medical West
Median$1,775.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,440.23in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,419.69vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Gi-Egd Dx | $355.50 | $474.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $480.00 | $1,200.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL SM BOWEL ENDOSCOPY | $518.80 | $1,297.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL EGD | $657.02 | $1,314.03 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $679.38 | $1,358.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $679.38 | $1,358.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $809.00 | $19,254.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $950.00 | $2,300.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $972.66 | $2,262.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $972.66 | $2,262.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 43235 ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $1,045.55 | $1,901.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,192.75 | $1,835.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,589.77 | $3,974.43 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,663.72 | $2,189.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL UPPER GI ENDO DX/BRUSH | $1,775.19 | $1,775.19 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,864.51 | $2,663.59 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach or small bowel using an endoscope | $1,879.00 | $7,831.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $2,012.84 | $4,681.03 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL EGD | $2,350.62 | $2,765.44 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $2,750.32 | $18,335.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $3,380.31 | $28,169.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $3,606.58 | $40,073.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $3,678.78 | $20,437.64 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $5,094.96 | $33,966.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Gastroscopy Diag | $5,683.00 | $5,683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $6,440.23 | $35,779.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $355.50 | $5,094.96 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $1,589.77 | $2,170.04 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $809.00 | $2,094.66 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $1,879.00 | $3,781.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $1,045.55 | $1,045.55 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,663.72 | $1,663.72 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $6,440.23 | $6,440.23 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $1,192.75 | $1,192.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $3,606.58 | $3,606.58 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $679.38 | $679.38 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $972.66 | $972.66 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $3,678.78 | $3,678.78 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $657.02 | $657.02 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $518.80 | $518.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $2,350.62 | $2,350.62 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,864.51 | $1,864.51 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $950.00 | $950.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $679.38 | $679.38 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $480.00 | $480.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $972.66 | $972.66 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in other states
- Alaska$1,365.50
- Arizona$2,139.15
- Arkansas$1,500.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,937.06
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,280.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,294.00
- Georgia$1,542.28
- Hawaii$1,843.80
- Idaho$2,145.60
- Illinois$2,019.50
- Indiana$2,373.60
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- Kentucky$1,341.00
- Louisiana$791.37
- Maine$1,017.79
- Maryland$1,962.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,802.81
- Michigan$791.40
- Minnesota$1,210.94
- Mississippi$972.66
- Missouri$1,504.18
- Montana$1,054.30
- Nebraska$1,664.43
- Nevada$1,088.10
- New Hampshire$1,443.00
- New Jersey$2,156.55
- New Mexico$1,780.50
- New York$1,645.00
- North Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- Pennsylvania$1,895.40
- Puerto Rico$275.42
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$1,951.89
- South Dakota$1,244.09
- Tennessee$964.15
- Texas$1,455.68
- Utah$1,542.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,880.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.