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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in San Francisco, CA costs $947 to $7,043. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $947 at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, the median is $3,354 and the highest is $7,043 at Chinese Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 7.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $3,354 is 139% above the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $234 to $12,677. 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 April 2026 and July 2026. 31 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.

$947
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · 4 mi
$2,407 below the median
$3,354
median cash price
6 hospitals
7.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/38
hospitals with a cash price
31 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$947
list $3,157
2
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,342
list $3,002 · lowest of 14 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,354
list $5,990 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,354
list $5,990
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,354
list $5,990 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,007
list $10,017 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Chinese Hospital

San Francisco · 7 mi · File Jul 2026

$7,043
list $7,043
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 San Francisco, 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