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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Pittsburgh, PA costs $1,318 to $4,331. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $1,318 at UPMC Jameson, the median is $3,034 and the highest is $4,331 at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. The most expensive hospital lists 3.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $3,034 is 116% above the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

12 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $121 to $6,135. 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 February 2026 and April 2026. 19 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.

$1,318
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Jameson · 45 mi
$1,715 below the median
$3,034
median cash price
9 hospitals
3.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/31
hospitals with a cash price
19 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,318
list $2,197 · lowest of 2 lines
2
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,214
list $3,690 · lowest of 2 lines
3
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,966
list $4,943 · lowest of 2 lines
4
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,978
list $4,964 · lowest of 2 lines
5
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital

Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,034
list $5,056 · lowest of 2 lines
6
UPMC East

Monroeville · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,055
list $5,092 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,973
list $6,622 · lowest of 2 lines
8
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$4,158
list $6,930 · lowest of 2 lines
9
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$4,331
list $7,218 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

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11
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

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12
Advanced Surgical Hospital

Washington · 31 mi · File Apr 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 Pittsburgh, PA 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