Upper endoscopy with polyp removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare: from $237.60 to $3,910.47, with a median of $940.50. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 16.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$237.60Erlanger Health
Median$940.50half pay less
Highest$3,910.47in Tennessee
Lowest saves$702.90vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $237.60 | $450.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $245.05 | $845.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $245.05 | $845.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $245.05 | $845.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD REMOVAL TUMOR POLYP/OTHER LESION SNARE TECH | $456.30 | $845.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $940.50 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Egd Removal Tumor Polyp/Other Lesion Snare Tech - Egd | $987.80 | $4,490.00 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN EGD W/REMOVAL LESION BY SNARE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN EGD W/REMOVAL LESION BY SNARE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD W/REMOVAL LESION BY SNARE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EGD W/REMOVAL LESION BY SNARE | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN EGD W/REMOVAL LESION BY SNARE | $1,103.97 | $3,679.90 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY OPERATIVE UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY | $3,910.47 | $20,157.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $940.50 | $940.50 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $245.05 | $774.73 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $237.60 | $237.60 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $3,910.47 | $3,910.47 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,103.97 | $1,103.97 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $245.05 | $245.05 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $245.05 | $245.05 |
What it is
This code covers upper endoscopy in which a polyp or growth is removed with a wire loop.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the endoscopy room, equipment and recovery. The doctor, sedation and any lab exam of tissue are usually billed separately.
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with polyp removal by snare in other states
- Alabama$7,146.83
- Alaska$3,294.60
- Arizona$1,047.34
- Arkansas$1,267.69
- California$3,276.00
- Colorado$4,086.64
- Connecticut$6,601.76
- Delaware$2,049.93
- Florida$2,756.60
- Georgia$4,548.00
- Idaho$4,686.00
- Illinois$2,627.40
- Indiana$466.20
- Iowa$1,170.40
- Kansas$1,069.90
- Kentucky$1,060.92
- Louisiana$824.88
- Maine$299.37
- Maryland$3,199.61
- Massachusetts$3,245.00
- Michigan$372.30
- Minnesota$1,782.01
- Mississippi$1,123.00
- Missouri$3,907.24
- Montana$992.75
- Nebraska$1,216.32
- Nevada$2,087.00
- New Hampshire$1,013.33
- New Jersey$2,251.01
- New Mexico$906.80
- New York$1,514.65
- North Carolina$1,706.13
- North Dakota$2,397.60
- Ohio$3,121.30
- Oklahoma$2,193.74
- Oregon$1,340.00
- Pennsylvania$3,124.80
- Rhode Island$3,792.75
- South Carolina$7,047.04
- South Dakota$1,356.53
- Texas$1,138.20
- Utah$1,453.41
- Vermont$746.60
- Virginia$5,805.90
- Washington$1,688.04
- West Virginia$552.51
- Wisconsin$1,603.20
- Wyoming$1,005.68
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.