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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Kansas City, MO-KS costs $300 to $1,546. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Kansas City, MO-KS 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $300 at Children's Mercy South, the median is $854 and the highest is $1,546 at Ascentist Hospital LLC. The most expensive hospital lists 5.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Kansas City, MO-KS median of $854 is 35% below the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $106 to $6,234. 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 June 2026. 22 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.

$300
lowest cash price in Kansas City, MO-KS
Children's Mercy South · 11 mi
$554 below the median
$854
median cash price
7 hospitals
5.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/33
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Children's Mercy South

Overland Park · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$300
list $624 · lowest of 8 lines
2
Bates County Memorial Hospital

Butler · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$582
list $832
3
Saint John Hospital

Leavenworth · 35 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $4,946
4
Providence Medical Center

Kansas City · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$854
list $2,884
5
St Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$903
list $4,632 · lowest of 2 lines
6
St Mary's Medical Center

Blue Springs · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$903
list $4,515 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascentist Hospital LLC

Leawood · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,546
list $2,601
8
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission

Shawnee Mission · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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9
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital

Lenexa · 18 mi · File Jun 2026

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list $2,250
10
Adventhealth South Overland Park, INC

Overland Park · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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11
Nkc Health

North Kansas City · 16 mi · File Mar 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 Kansas City, MO-KS 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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