Upper endoscopy cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $812.70 to $19,755.73, with a median of $1,510.34. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 24.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,510.34, is 2% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- North Carolina ranks 22nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 23 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 Oct 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$812.70Duke University Hospital + 2 more
Median$1,510.34half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,755.73in North Carolina
Lowest saves$697.64vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Endo Ugi Dx | $812.70 | $3,010.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Endo Ugi Dx | $812.70 | $3,010.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Endo Ugi Dx | $812.70 | $3,010.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Egd Dx W/ Spec by Brush/Wash When Done | $1,072.40 | $1,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,324.80 | $2,208.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,324.80 | $2,208.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,324.80 | $2,208.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $1,324.80 | $2,208.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,324.80 | $2,208.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY | $1,384.80 | $6,924.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDO UGI DX | $1,431.00 | $5,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 43235 EGD | $1,510.34 | $2,157.62 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,565.92 | $3,914.79 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $1,696.00 | $1,696.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,147.07 | $5,367.67 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Egd Dx W/ Spec by Brush/Wash When Done | $2,444.36 | $4,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Egd Dx W/ Spec by Brush/Wash When Done | $2,444.36 | $4,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,623.84 | $6,559.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC EGD FLEX/TRANSORAL DX | $2,645.00 | $2,645.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC EGD FLEX/TRANSORAL DX | $2,645.00 | $2,645.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC EGD FLEX/TRANSORAL DX | $2,645.00 | $2,645.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $4,623.40 | $11,558.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $19,755.73 | $49,389.33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $1,431.00 | $2,645.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $1,324.80 | $1,324.80 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $812.70 | $2,718.05 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $1,384.80 | $1,384.80 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,324.80 | $1,324.80 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $1,696.00 | $1,696.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $812.70 | $812.70 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $1,324.80 | $1,324.80 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $2,623.84 | $2,623.84 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $2,444.36 | $2,444.36 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $1,565.92 | $1,565.92 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $812.70 | $812.70 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,072.40 | $1,072.40 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $2,147.07 | $2,147.07 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,510.34 | $1,510.34 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $2,444.36 | $2,444.36 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $19,755.73 | $19,755.73 |
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
- 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 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.