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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $878 to $3,288. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $878 at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the median is $2,281 and the highest is $3,288 at Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System. The most expensive hospital lists 3.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $2,281 is 79% above the national median of $1,273 across 1016 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $108 to $5,864. 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 February 2026 and April 2026. 18 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.

$878
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh · 5 mi
$1,403 below the median
$2,281
median cash price
9 hospitals
3.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/31
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$878
list $1,464 · lowest of 6 lines
2
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,873
list $3,121 · lowest of 2 lines
3
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,895
list $3,159 · lowest of 4 lines
4
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital

Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,261
list $3,768 · lowest of 2 lines
5
UPMC East

Monroeville · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,281
list $3,802 · lowest of 2 lines
6
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,513
list $4,188 · lowest of 2 lines
7
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,978
list $4,964 · lowest of 2 lines
8
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,236
list $5,393 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,288
list $5,480 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Washington Hospital, The

Washington · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

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11
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

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12
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask