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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Riverside, CA costs $1,160 to $5,628. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $1,160 at Chino Valley Medical Center, the median is $1,768 and the highest is $5,628 at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.9 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Riverside, CA median of $1,768 is 26% above the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $234 to $50,000. 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 September 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.

$1,160
lowest cash price in Riverside, CA
Chino Valley Medical Center · 95 mi
$608 below the median
$1,768
median cash price
11 hospitals
4.9×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/34
hospitals with a cash price
21 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Chino Valley Medical Center

Chino · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $6,026
2
Desert Valley Hospital

Victorville · 66 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $3,747 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Montclair Hospital Medical Center

Montclair · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $6,026 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Providence St Mary Medical Center

Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,438
list $2,923 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

Murrieta · 87 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,532
list $3,405 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario

Fontana · 81 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,768
list $3,400
7
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,614
list $5,808 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,614
list $5,808 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Hemet Global Medical Center

Hemet · 72 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,837
list $4,837 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Menifee Global Medical Center

Sun City · 82 mi · File May 2026

$4,837
list $4,837 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026

$5,628
list $5,628 · lowest of 3 lines
12
St Bernardine Medical Center

San Bernardino · 71 mi · File Feb 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 Riverside, CA 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