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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $285 to $2,728. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $285 at Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald, the median is $1,046 and the highest is $2,728 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $1,046 is 20% 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 $9 to $27,015. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 35 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.

$285
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald · 3 mi
$761 below the median
$1,046
median cash price
13 hospitals
9.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/51
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

Darby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$285
list $285 · lowest of 2 lines
2
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$285
list $285 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$504
list $1,261 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$892
list $1,007
5
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$927
list $4,430 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,024
list $3,942 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,046
list $895 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,069
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,069
· lowest of 2 lines
10
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,072
list $2,601 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,173
list $4,281 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025

$1,619
list $4,049 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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