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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Riverside, CA costs $1,160 to $4,837. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $1,160 at Chino Valley Medical Center, the median is $1,872 and the highest is $4,837 at Menifee Global Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Riverside, CA median of $1,872 is 43% above 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 $224 to $32,312. 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 September 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.

$1,160
lowest cash price in Riverside, CA
Chino Valley Medical Center · 95 mi
$712 below the median
$1,872
median cash price
11 hospitals
4.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/34
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Chino Valley Medical Center

Chino · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $6,026
2
Desert Valley Hospital

Victorville · 66 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $2,393 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Montclair Hospital Medical Center

Montclair · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,160
list $6,026 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Providence St Mary Medical Center

Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,438
list $2,834 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

Murrieta · 87 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,480
list $3,288 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario

Fontana · 81 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,872
list $3,600
7
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,019
list $4,487 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,019
list $4,487 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026

$4,692
list $4,692 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Hemet Global Medical Center

Hemet · 72 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,837
list $4,837 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Menifee Global Medical Center

Sun City · 82 mi · File May 2026

$4,837
list $4,837 · lowest of 2 lines
12
St Bernardine Medical Center

San Bernardino · 71 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 Riverside, CA 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