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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Cape Coral, FL costs $854 to $2,214. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $854 at Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health, the median is $854 and the highest is $2,214 at Lee Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Cape Coral, FL median of $854 is 31% below the national median of $1,246 across 904 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $117 to $3,877. 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 March 2026.

$854
lowest cash price in Cape Coral, FL
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health · 8 mi
$854
median cash price
3 hospitals
2.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/3
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health

Fort Myers · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $1,139 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Cape Coral Hospital

Cape Coral · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $1,139 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Lee Memorial Hospital

Fort Myers · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,214
list $11,068
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 43235. 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 43235, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About upper endoscopy (egd)

An upper endoscopy, or EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy), passes a thin camera through the mouth to look at the esophagus, stomach and the first part of the small intestine. CPT 43235 is the diagnostic version with no biopsy. It takes about 15 minutes under sedation and is done for reflux, swallowing problems, unexplained pain or bleeding.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the endoscopy unit: room, nursing, scope, sedation monitoring and recovery. The gastroenterologist and the anesthesia provider bill separately. If a sample is taken the code becomes 43239 and pathology is added.

Why prices vary

An EGD is one of the most variable codes in hospital price files. Large systems and academic centers commonly list gross charges several times higher than community hospitals, and cash discounts range from 20 to 70 percent. Freestanding endoscopy centers, which do not publish these files, are often the cheapest option of all.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 43235, and does it include the physician and anesthesia?
  • What will it cost if a biopsy is taken (43239)?
  • Is the procedure done in the hospital or in a hospital-owned outpatient center, and are the prices the same?

Questions people ask