Upper endoscopy cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $418.83 to $12,776.58, with a median of $1,484.00. The lowest price is at Dickenson Community Hospital (Clintwood) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 30.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,484.00, is 4% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Virginia ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$418.83Dickenson Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,484.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,776.58in Virginia
Lowest saves$1,065.17vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickenson Community Hospital lowest Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $418.83 | $1,821.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital lowest Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $418.83 | $1,821.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $426.60 | $2,844.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $426.60 | $2,844.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $426.60 | $2,844.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC EGD TRANSORAL DX INCL BRUSH/WASH | $426.60 | $2,844.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Egd Flex/Transoral/Diagnostic | $945.18 | $1,890.35 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $1,163.05 | $3,323.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Egd diagnostic brush wash | $1,372.50 | $2,745.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Egd diagnostic brush wash | $1,372.50 | $2,745.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX W/W/O COLLECTION SPECIMEN | $1,484.00 | $2,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX W/W/O COLLECTION SPECIMEN | $1,484.00 | $2,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX W/W/O COLLECTION SPECIMEN | $1,484.00 | $2,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX W/W/O COLLECTION SPECIMEN | $1,484.00 | $2,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY DX W/W/O COLLECTION SPECIMEN | $1,484.00 | $2,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,605.29 | $2,675.49 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA ESOPHGSTRDUODSCPY FLEX TRANS D | $1,713.14 | $2,284.18 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,720.80 | $2,868.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $1,720.80 | $2,868.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,459.54 | $6,148.86 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,758.37 | $6,895.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $2,934.40 | $7,336.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $3,183.85 | $7,959.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $3,275.40 | $5,459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $3,379.93 | $8,449.83 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $3,660.68 | $6,101.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $3,815.70 | $6,359.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $4,065.58 | $6,775.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Egd Diagnostic Brush Wash | $12,776.58 | $21,294.30 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $1,372.50 | $1,484.00 |
| Roanoke, VA | 5 | $1,163.05 | $1,163.05 |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $1,720.80 | $2,768.25 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 4 | $945.18 | $2,440.34 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $1,163.05 | $1,811.30 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $426.60 | $426.60 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $1,163.05 | $1,163.05 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $418.83 | $418.83 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $2,758.37 | $2,758.37 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $1,713.14 | $1,713.14 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $426.60 | $426.60 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $426.60 | $426.60 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $1,163.05 | $1,163.05 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $426.60 | $426.60 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $2,934.40 | $2,934.40 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $418.83 | $418.83 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $3,183.85 | $3,183.85 |
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
- 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
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.