Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $355.02 to $11,477.24, with a median of $1,960.80. The lowest price is at Avera Merrill Pioneer (Rock Rapids). The highest price is 32.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,960.80, is 11% below the US median of $2,211.95.
- Iowa ranks 15th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 19 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 43251. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$355.02Avera Merrill Pioneer
Median$1,960.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,477.24in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,605.78vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avera Merrill Pioneer lowest Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $355.02 | $366.00 | — source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Operative Upper Gi Endoscopy | $632.00 | $632.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $754.00 | $1,160.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $868.80 | $1,086.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $972.00 | $1,215.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Esophagogastroscopy w/Pol | $1,000.50 | $3,335.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $1,145.60 | $1,432.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $1,390.98 | $1,434.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $1,923.60 | $2,748.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $1,960.80 | $2,451.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $2,126.70 | $2,363.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY,REMOVAL TUMOR | $2,657.57 | $3,126.55 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $2,896.60 | $4,138.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/SNARE POLYPECTOMY | $3,301.20 | $4,716.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GASTROSCOPY/PANENDO W/SNARE POLYPECTOMY | $3,301.20 | $4,716.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $3,798.75 | $5,065.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY | $3,837.00 | $4,797.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare | $10,961.85 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Egd Flexible Transoral W/ Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare | $11,477.24 | — | Mar 31, 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.
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 | 2 | $632.00 | $802.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $3,301.20 | $3,301.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $1,145.60 | $1,145.60 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $11,477.24 | $11,477.24 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $2,896.60 | $2,896.60 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $868.80 | $868.80 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $3,798.75 | $3,798.75 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $2,657.57 | $2,657.57 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $2,126.70 | $2,126.70 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,923.60 | $1,923.60 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $3,837.00 | $3,837.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $1,960.80 | $1,960.80 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $10,961.85 | $10,961.85 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,000.50 | $1,000.50 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $355.02 | $355.02 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $754.00 | $754.00 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $1,390.98 | $1,390.98 |
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 polyp removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy with polyp removal explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare in other states
- Alabama$2,474.93
- Alaska$2,600.00
- Arizona$3,769.94
- Arkansas$795.59
- California$3,276.00
- Colorado$2,649.99
- Connecticut$6,601.76
- Delaware$2,049.93, 4 hospitals
- Florida$2,756.60
- Georgia$1,159.43
- Hawaii$2,758.00
- Idaho$2,437.88
- Illinois$3,068.67
- Indiana$3,930.29
- Kansas$1,512.45
- Kentucky$2,916.75
- Louisiana$853.55
- Maine$1,042.00, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$5,235.22, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,600.00
- Michigan$2,066.40
- Minnesota$1,789.09
- Mississippi$1,622.00
- Missouri$1,750.13
- Montana$1,833.68
- Nebraska$1,981.40
- Nevada$2,087.00
- New Hampshire$1,726.23
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$2,207.10
- New York$2,320.08
- North Carolina$2,362.07
- North Dakota$2,992.00
- Ohio$3,236.35
- Oklahoma$2,193.74
- Oregon$1,617.75
- Pennsylvania$3,165.92
- Puerto Rico$4,900.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$3,792.75
- South Carolina$3,888.00
- South Dakota$1,880.78, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,343.62
- Texas$1,138.20
- Utah$1,318.56, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,995.22
- Virginia$3,687.53
- Washington$2,116.18
- West Virginia$1,453.60
- Wisconsin$2,211.95
- Wyoming$1,820.30
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.