Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $420.60 to $7,201.90, with a median of $3,165.92. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 17.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,165.92, is 43% above the US median of $2,211.95.
- Pennsylvania ranks 36th of 45 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 43251. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$420.60Meadville Medical Center
Median$3,165.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,201.90in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$2,745.32vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $420.60 | $701.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $649.50 | $1,299.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $1,675.80 | $2,793.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $1,887.00 | $3,575.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech | $1,961.00 | $3,575.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,132.40 | $3,554.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,251.80 | $3,753.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/POLYPECTOMY SNARE | $2,400.00 | $4,000.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/POLYPECTOMY SNARE | $2,400.00 | $4,000.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/POLYPECTOMY SNARE | $2,400.00 | $4,000.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,476.20 | $4,127.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,476.20 | $4,127.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,501.40 | $4,169.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE Tech | $2,945.64 | $12,330.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $2,978.40 | $4,964.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) by snare technique | $3,012.78 | $7,531.95 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,033.60 | $5,056.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,055.20 | $5,092.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,124.80 | $5,208.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 43251 EGD W Snare | $3,207.03 | $12,330.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,414.00 | $5,690.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,414.00 | $5,690.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $3,414.00 | $5,690.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC UGI END SNARE RMV TMR/PLYP/LSN | $3,532.00 | $7,064.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE Tech | $3,574.47 | $12,330.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $3,631.77 | $13,451.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $3,631.77 | $13,451.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA EGD W/REM TUMOR/POLYP SNARE | $3,709.30 | $5,299.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43251 EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE Tech | $3,880.25 | $12,330.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 43251 EGD W Snare | $4,084.93 | $12,330.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $4,330.80 | $7,218.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $4,464.60 | $7,441.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA EGD W/REMOVAL BY SNARE | $4,521.60 | $7,536.00 | — source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EGD REMOVE LESION SNARE | $4,540.56 | $18,919.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Ugi With Rem T/P/Les by Snare | $6,856.00 | $8,570.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Ugi With Rem T/P/Les by Snare | $6,968.83 | $8,711.04 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Ugi With Rem T/P/Les by Snare | $6,968.83 | $8,711.04 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $7,201.90 | — | Jan 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 12 | $649.50 | $2,488.80 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $3,532.00 | $3,631.77 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $2,945.64 | $3,880.25 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $6,856.00 | $6,968.83 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $1,887.00 | $1,924.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $3,414.00 | $3,414.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $1,675.80 | $1,675.80 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $4,521.60 | $4,521.60 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $3,124.80 | $3,124.80 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $3,709.30 | $3,709.30 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $2,476.20 | $2,476.20 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $3,012.78 | $3,012.78 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $3,574.47 | $3,574.47 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $420.60 | $420.60 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $2,132.40 | $2,132.40 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $3,207.03 | $3,207.03 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $3,414.00 | $3,414.00 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $7,201.90 | $7,201.90 |
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
- Iowa$1,960.80
- 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
- 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.