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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in San Francisco, CA costs $2,129 to $6,310. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $2,129 at Washington Hospital, the median is $3,707 and the highest is $6,310 at Chinese Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $3,707 is 184% above the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $224 to $12,677. 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 April 2026 and July 2026. 32 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.

$2,129
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
Washington Hospital · 22 mi
$1,578 below the median
$3,707
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/38
hospitals with a cash price
32 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,129
list $2,730 · lowest of 14 lines
2
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,707
list $6,620
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,707
list $6,620 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,788
list $9,471 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Chinese Hospital

San Francisco · 7 mi · File Jul 2026

$6,310
list $6,310
6
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 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 San Francisco, 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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