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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Kansas City, MO-KS costs $382 to $1,546. Here's every hospital's price.

8 hospitals in the Kansas City, MO-KS 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $382 at Children's Mercy South, the median is $854 and the highest is $1,546 at Ascentist Hospital LLC. The most expensive hospital lists 4.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Kansas City, MO-KS median of $854 is 41% below the national median of $1,435 across 345 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $118 to $6,234. 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 March 2026 and June 2026. 21 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.

$382
lowest cash price in Kansas City, MO-KS
Children's Mercy South · 11 mi
$472 below the median
$854
median cash price
8 hospitals
4.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
8/33
hospitals with a cash price
21 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Children's Mercy South

Overland Park · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$382
list $795 · lowest of 8 lines
2
The Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$382
list $795 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Bates County Memorial Hospital

Butler · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$764
list $1,092
4
Saint John Hospital

Leavenworth · 35 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $4,946
5
Providence Medical Center

Kansas City · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $4,311
6
St Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$903
list $2,438
7
St Mary's Medical Center

Blue Springs · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$903
list $3,047 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Ascentist Hospital LLC

Leawood · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,546
list $2,601
9
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission

Shawnee Mission · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital

Lenexa · 18 mi · File Jun 2026

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list $2,250
11
Adventhealth South Overland Park, INC

Overland Park · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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12
Nkc Health

North Kansas City · 16 mi · File Mar 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 Kansas City, MO-KS 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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