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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Los Angeles, CA costs $178 to $61,772. Here's every hospital's price.

30 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 30 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $178 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, the median is $1,160 and the highest is $61,772 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 346 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $1,160 is 8% below the national median of $1,263 across 1015 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

43 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $229 to $61,772. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 56 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.

$178
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Providence St. Joseph Hospital · 29 mi
$982 below the median
$1,160
median cash price
30 hospitals
346×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
30/100
hospitals with a cash price
56 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$178
list $223 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$407
list $1,164
3
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$508
list $1,452
4
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance

Torrance · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$508
list $1,452
5
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Tarzana · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$531
list $1,516
6
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$587
list $1,676
7
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$623
list $1,779
8
USC Arcadia Hospital

Arcadia · 8 mi · File Jul 2026

$933
list $2,666 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 49 lines
10
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,076
list $2,241
11
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $3,776
12
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $2,230
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 Los Angeles, CA 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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