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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Detroit, MI costs $177 to $899. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area publish a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $177 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, the median is $444 and the highest is $899 at Garden City Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $444 is 68% below the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $5,085. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between December 2025 and September 2026. 22 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$177
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · 14 mi
$267 below the median
$444
median cash price
11 hospitals
5.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$177
list $460 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$177
list $460 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$177
list $460 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$177
list $460 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$426
list $852 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$444
list $888 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$444
list $888 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$444
list $888 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$444
list $888 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$899
list $3,773
11
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$899
list $4,126 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Harper University Hospital

Detroit · 27 mi · File Sep 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 43239. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 43239, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About upper endoscopy with biopsy

CPT 43239 is an upper endoscopy (EGD) in which tissue samples are taken from the esophagus, stomach or duodenum. It is the usual code when the exam is done to check for celiac disease, H. pylori, Barrett's esophagus or unexplained inflammation, since all of those need a sample to confirm.

What the price covers

The facility fee: the endoscopy room, nursing, the scope, biopsy forceps, sedation monitoring and recovery. Separately billed: the gastroenterologist, the anesthesia provider and the pathologist. Celiac work-ups often take four to six samples, so ask whether pathology is billed per specimen.

Related codes

  • 43235: EGD, diagnostic, no biopsy
  • 43239: EGD with biopsy (this page)

Hospitals typically price 43239 slightly above 43235. If only one is listed, it is a fair guide for the other.

Why prices vary

The spread within a metro area is usually several times. It tracks the hospital's overall pricing level, not the difficulty of the exam. Community hospitals and hospital-owned outpatient centers sit at the low end; academic medical centers at the high end.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 43239 including pathology?
  • How many samples are planned, and is pathology billed per sample?
  • Who provides anesthesia, and what is their cash rate?

Hospitals in Detroit, MI without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask