Upper endoscopy with biopsy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy: from $501.00 to $5,525.60, with a median of $1,815.88. The lowest price is at Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). The highest price is 11.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,815.88, is 10% above the US median of $1,656.60.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Iowa ranks 29th 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 43239. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$501.00Broadlawns Medical Center
Median$1,815.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,525.60in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,314.88vs 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 Upper Gi Endoscopy, Biopsy | $501.00 | $501.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $577.15 | $595.00 | — source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $629.20 | $968.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $870.40 | $1,088.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $870.75 | $1,161.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $872.00 | $1,090.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,020.80 | $1,276.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $1,057.30 | $1,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophogogastroscopy w/Bx | $1,081.50 | $3,605.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC EGD BIOPSY SINGLE MULTIPLE | $1,216.80 | $2,704.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC EGD BIOPSY SINGLE MULTIPLE | $1,352.00 | $2,704.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,489.44 | $2,568.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA EGD WITH BIOPSY AND CLOTE | $1,618.58 | $1,904.21 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,813.00 | $2,590.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Biopsy 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 43239P EGD W/BIOPSY, SGL OR MULT | $1,849.12 | $3,113.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC UGI W BX SGL/MULTIPLE | $1,903.50 | $2,115.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC EGD BIOPSY SINGLE MULTIPLE | $1,970.69 | $4,583.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,154.72 | $3,216.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,289.69 | $4,017.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $2,515.80 | $3,594.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/BIOPSY, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE | $2,832.90 | $4,047.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/BIOPSY, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE | $2,832.90 | $4,047.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2ND SURG-EGD BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,162.00 | $4,865.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC UGI W BX SGL/MULTIPLE | $3,346.52 | $4,183.16 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY BIOPSY | $3,401.00 | $4,252.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC UGI W BX SGL/MULTIPLE | $4,116.44 | $5,145.55 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA BIOPSY OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $5,525.60 | $6,907.00 | Feb 20, 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 | $501.00 | $2,017.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,081.50 | $1,352.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,832.90 | $2,832.90 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $870.40 | $870.40 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $870.75 | $870.75 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $1,216.80 | $1,216.80 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $2,154.72 | $2,154.72 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $2,515.80 | $2,515.80 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $1,020.80 | $1,020.80 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,818.75 | $1,818.75 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $1,489.44 | $1,489.44 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,618.58 | $1,618.58 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,903.50 | $1,903.50 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,813.00 | $1,813.00 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $3,401.00 | $3,401.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $5,525.60 | $5,525.60 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $577.15 | $577.15 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $629.20 | $629.20 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $1,057.30 | $1,057.30 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $2,289.69 | $2,289.69 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,849.12 | $1,849.12 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $3,346.52 | $3,346.52 |
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 with biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with biopsy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in other states
- Alabama$1,978.42
- Alaska$1,523.00
- Arizona$2,407.00
- Arkansas$1,169.91
- California$1,768.00
- Colorado$1,904.60
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,772.11, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,113.34
- Georgia$1,405.56
- Hawaii$1,871.80
- Idaho$2,339.58
- Illinois$2,257.50
- Indiana$3,018.93
- Kansas$1,314.17
- Kentucky$1,609.20
- Louisiana$753.11
- Maine$1,179.13
- Maryland$2,099.19, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,880.45
- Michigan$1,247.13
- Minnesota$1,404.35
- Mississippi$1,162.29
- Missouri$1,376.25
- Montana$1,546.69
- Nebraska$2,047.93
- Nevada$1,784.00
- New Hampshire$1,368.64
- New Jersey$1,386.82
- New Mexico$1,900.23
- New York$1,669.31
- North Carolina$1,584.76
- North Dakota$1,559.50
- Ohio$2,803.45
- Oklahoma$1,068.85
- Oregon$1,525.21
- Pennsylvania$2,173.20
- Puerto Rico$324.72
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$2,738.40
- South Dakota$1,472.59
- Tennessee$987.80
- Texas$1,397.24
- Utah$1,853.29, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,165.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,935.05
- West Virginia$1,084.00
- Wisconsin$1,580.80
- Wyoming$2,027.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.