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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $1,294 to $1,908. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy (CPT 43239). The lowest is $1,294 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $1,484 and the highest is $1,908 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $1,484 is 6% above the national median of $1,402 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $135 to $5,078. 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 March 2026 and July 2026. 25 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.

$1,294
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center · 38 mi
$190 below the median
$1,484
median cash price
10 hospitals
1.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/36
hospitals with a cash price
25 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,294
list $2,588 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
3
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
4
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
5
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
6
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
7
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,636
list $2,517 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,663
list $3,326 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,663
list $3,326 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,908
list $2,936 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Fauquier Hospital

Warrenton · 19 mi · File Jul 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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