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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Los Angeles, CA costs $41 to $8,190. Here's every hospital's price.

28 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 28 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $41 at USC Arcadia Hospital, the median is $1,160 and the highest is $8,190 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 200 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $1,160 is 20% below the national median of $1,456 across 1011 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

41 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $41 to $37,500. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 58 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.

$41
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
USC Arcadia Hospital · 8 mi
$1,119 below the median
$1,160
median cash price
28 hospitals
200×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
28/100
hospitals with a cash price
58 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
USC Arcadia Hospital

Arcadia · 8 mi · File Jul 2026

$41
list $117 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$201
list $251 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$407
list $1,164
4
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$508
list $1,452
5
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance

Torrance · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$508
list $1,452
6
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Tarzana · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$531
list $1,516
7
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$587
list $1,676
8
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$623
list $1,779
9
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,076
list $2,241
10
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $3,309 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $6,016
12
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $5,670
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 Los Angeles, CA 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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