Upper endoscopy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $425.00 to $10,469.95, with a median of $1,625.46. The lowest price is at Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). The highest price is 24.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,625.46, is 5% above the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Iowa ranks 25th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 28 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$425.00Broadlawns Medical Center
Median$1,625.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,469.95in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,200.46vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlawns Medical Center lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Uppr Gi Endoscopy, Diagnosis | $425.00 | $425.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $501.49 | $517.00 | — source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $549.25 | $845.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA UPPER GI PROCEDURE | $621.00 | $955.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $658.33 | $1,531.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $680.00 | $850.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $680.80 | $851.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophagogastroduoden Diagnostic | $779.70 | $2,599.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $826.44 | $852.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $974.40 | $1,218.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,094.85 | $2,433.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,216.50 | $2,433.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,466.50 | $2,095.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA EGD | $1,592.24 | $1,873.22 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC UGI DIAGNOSTIC | $1,658.68 | $2,073.35 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC UGI DIAGNOSTIC | $1,804.21 | $2,255.26 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC UGI DIAGNOSTIC | $1,804.21 | $2,255.26 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,818.75 | $2,425.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 43235P EGD; DIAGNOSTIC | $1,849.12 | $3,113.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC UGI DIAGNOSTIC | $1,874.70 | $2,083.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,154.72 | $3,216.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,283.40 | $3,262.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO, DIAGNOSTIC | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO, DIAGNOSTIC | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $3,298.00 | $4,122.50 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSIS | $3,403.00 | $4,254.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral Dx Incl Coll Spec by Brushing/Washing | $10,152.54 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral Dx Incl Coll Spec by Brushing/Washing | $10,469.95 | — | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $425.00 | $650.90 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $658.33 | $779.70 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,382.80 | $2,382.80 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $1,094.85 | $1,094.85 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $2,154.72 | $2,154.72 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $10,152.54 | $10,152.54 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $2,283.40 | $2,283.40 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $974.40 | $974.40 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,818.75 | $1,818.75 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,592.24 | $1,592.24 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,874.70 | $1,874.70 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,466.50 | $1,466.50 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $3,403.00 | $3,403.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $3,298.00 | $3,298.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,804.21 | $1,804.21 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $10,469.95 | $10,469.95 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $501.49 | $501.49 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $549.25 | $549.25 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $826.44 | $826.44 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,849.12 | $1,849.12 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $1,804.21 | $1,804.21 |
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
- Alabama$1,775.19
- 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
- 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.