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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Duluth, MN-WI costs $1,830 to $2,287. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $1,830 at Essentia Health Virginia, the median is $1,923 and the highest is $2,287 at Essentia Health Moose Lake.

The Duluth, MN-WI median of $1,923 is 39% above the national median of $1,383 across 898 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $596 to $3,145. 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 January 2026. 6 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.

$1,830
lowest cash price in Duluth, MN-WI
Essentia Health Virginia · 16 mi
$93 below the median
$1,923
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/10
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Essentia Health Virginia

Virginia · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,830
list $2,914 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Duluth · 39 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,923
list $2,914 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Aurora · 15 mi · File Jan 2026

$2,287
list $3,095 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Essentia Health Moose Lake

Moose Lake · 64 mi · File Jan 2026

$2,287
list $3,095 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Duluth, MN-WI without a price for this procedure

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

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