Upper endoscopy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $208.50 to $4,863.75, with a median of $1,341.00. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 23.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,341.00, is 13% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Kentucky ranks 14th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 27 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$208.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$1,341.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,863.75in Kentucky
Lowest saves$1,132.50vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY EGD COMPLEX | $208.50 | $417.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY UPPER STOMACH-I | $307.20 | $512.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $598.12 | $787.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic - Egd | $840.20 | $2,100.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $877.25 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $916.86 | $1,104.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $944.25 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | $978.60 | $1,631.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,046.04 | $2,159.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,049.75 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,108.50 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,187.25 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,266.00 | $3,000.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Jessamine Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,341.00 | $2,500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,506.49 | $2,152.13 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,070.90 | $3,186.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,235.65 | $5,589.13 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,735.28 | $6,838.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,754.00 | $3,672.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,859.55 | $7,148.88 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $3,032.70 | $3,032.70 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $3,331.81 | $8,329.53 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $3,610.08 | $6,016.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $3,764.69 | $3,764.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $3,911.64 | $9,779.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $4,725.07 | $11,812.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $4,863.75 | $12,159.38 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $840.20 | $1,341.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $978.60 | $2,294.34 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $598.12 | $822.08 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $307.20 | $307.20 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $1,506.49 | $1,506.49 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $3,764.69 | $3,764.69 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $877.25 | $877.25 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $208.50 | $208.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $3,331.81 | $3,331.81 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $1,266.00 | $1,266.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $2,235.65 | $2,235.65 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $2,754.00 | $2,754.00 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $4,863.75 | $4,863.75 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $3,032.70 | $3,032.70 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $944.25 | $944.25 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $2,070.90 | $2,070.90 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $916.86 | $916.86 |
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
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- 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.