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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Houston, TX costs $193 to $2,015. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $193 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $658 and the highest is $2,015 at Harris Health. The most expensive hospital lists 10 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $658 is 50% below the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $55 to $10,062. 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 2023 and April 2026. 44 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.

$193
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$465 below the median
$658
median cash price
11 hospitals
10×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$193
list $1,090 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$426
list $852 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316
6
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Houston Methodist West Hospital

Houston · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Cypress · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$658
list $1,316 · lowest of 2 lines
10
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,003
list $2,864 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,015
list $4,259 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

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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?

Hospitals in Houston, TX 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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