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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Harrisburg, PA costs $1,456 to $2,019. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $1,456 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, the median is $1,509 and the highest is $2,019 at Milton S Hershey Medical Center.

The Harrisburg, PA median of $1,509 is 21% above the national median of $1,246 across 904 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $159 to $5,173. 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.

$1,456
lowest cash price in Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · 9 mi
$53 below the median
$1,509
median cash price
5 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/5
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,456
list $6,094
2
UPMC Carlisle

Carlisle · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,509
list $2,515 · lowest of 2 lines
3
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Harrisburg · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,509
list $2,515 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,918
list $6,094
5
Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,019
list $6,094
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