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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $301 to $4,620. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $301 at Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald, the median is $1,069 and the highest is $4,620 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 15 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $1,069 is 24% below the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $39 to $27,015. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 35 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.

$301
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald · 3 mi
$768 below the median
$1,069
median cash price
12 hospitals
15×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/51
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

Darby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$301
list $301 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$501
list $965 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$892
list $2,890
4
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$927
list $4,296 · lowest of 6 lines
5
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,046
list $3,942 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,069
· lowest of 2 lines
7
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,069
· lowest of 2 lines
8
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,072
list $895 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,126
list $2,814 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,173
list $4,281 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025

$1,877
list $4,693 · lowest of 2 lines
12
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$4,620
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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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