Upper endoscopy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $162.60 to $8,100.00, with a median of $1,895.40. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 49.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,895.40, is 22% above the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Pennsylvania ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 59 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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$162.60Meadville Medical Center
Median$1,895.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,100.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,732.80vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $162.60 | $271.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $229.50 | $459.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $504.40 | $1,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $504.40 | $1,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $504.40 | $1,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $504.40 | $1,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA EGD | $685.30 | $979.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Transoral Diagnostic | $892.00 | $1,007.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA EGD | $903.00 | $1,505.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $927.00 | $6,843.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W OR W/O BRUSH | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W OR W/O BRUSH | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W OR W/O BRUSH | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,214.40 | $2,024.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA EGD DX W/BRUSHING/WASHING | $1,331.40 | $1,902.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43235 EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH Tech | $1,455.86 | $6,094.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY EGD/EGJ | $1,509.00 | $2,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $1,521.60 | $3,804.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,558.20 | $2,597.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 43235 Esophagogastro Duodenoscopy | $1,585.05 | $6,094.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,675.80 | $2,793.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 43235 EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH Tech | $1,766.65 | $6,094.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,872.60 | $3,121.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,872.60 | $3,121.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $1,895.40 | $3,159.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43235 EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH Tech | $1,917.78 | $6,094.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43235 Esophagogastro Duodenoscopy | $2,018.94 | $6,094.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $2,255.31 | $8,353.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $2,255.31 | $8,353.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC UGI ENDO DIAGNOSTIC COMPLEX | $2,257.00 | $4,514.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $2,260.80 | $3,768.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $2,281.20 | $3,802.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $2,293.60 | $2,293.60 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $2,310.60 | $3,851.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD EGD Diagnostic w/ or w/o Spec - ACU | $2,429.10 | $4,048.50 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $2,512.80 | $4,188.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $2,978.40 | $4,964.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,235.80 | $5,393.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,288.00 | $5,480.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,526.20 | $5,877.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,526.20 | $5,877.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,526.20 | $5,877.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $3,758.80 | $4,698.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/WO BRUSHINGS | $3,909.00 | $6,515.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $3,952.20 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $4,612.80 | $5,766.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Upper GI Diagnostic | $4,875.94 | $6,094.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $5,148.24 | $21,451.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $229.50 | $2,260.80 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7 | $504.40 | $504.40 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $1,455.86 | $1,509.00 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $2,255.31 | $2,256.16 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $3,758.80 | $4,612.80 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $1,509.00 | $1,509.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $1,675.80 | $4,887.90 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $1,872.60 | $2,083.10 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $1,509.00 | $1,637.82 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $3,526.20 | $3,526.20 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $903.00 | $903.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $1,214.40 | $1,214.40 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $2,310.60 | $2,310.60 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $1,331.40 | $1,331.40 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $1,521.60 | $1,521.60 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $685.30 | $685.30 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $162.60 | $162.60 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,558.20 | $1,558.20 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,585.05 | $1,585.05 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,509.00 | $1,509.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $3,526.20 | $3,526.20 |
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 Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- 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.