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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Omaha, NE-IA costs $154 to $1,186. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Omaha, NE-IA 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 Omaha, NE-IA metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $154 at The Nebraska Methodist Hospital, the median is $643 and the highest is $1,186 at The Nebraska Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 7.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Omaha, NE-IA median of $643 is 51% below the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

12 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $79 to $5,016. 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 December 2025 and August 2026. 5 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.

$154
lowest cash price in Omaha, NE-IA
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital · 3 mi
$489 below the median
$643
median cash price
9 hospitals
7.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/17
hospitals with a cash price
5 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha · 3 mi · File Feb 2026

$154
list $429 · lowest of 7 lines
2
Chi Health Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$421
list $859 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs · 8 mi · File Feb 2026

$643
list $1,531 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Chi Health Bergan Mercy

Omaha · 4 mi · File Feb 2026

$643
list $1,531 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Chi Health Immanuel

Omaha · 2 mi · File Feb 2026

$643
list $1,531 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Chi Health Midlands

Papillion · 11 mi · File Feb 2026

$643
list $1,531 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Chi Health Lakeside

Omaha · 10 mi · File Feb 2026

$643
list $1,531 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Methodist Jennie Edmundson

Council Bluffs · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$780
list $2,599 · lowest of 4 lines
9
The Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha · 8 mi · File Aug 2026

$1,186
list $1,824 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

Omaha · 8 mi · File Dec 2025

11
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Boys Town · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

12
Children's Nebraska

Omaha · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

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 Omaha, NE-IA 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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