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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Seattle, WA costs $584 to $2,798. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $584 at St Clare Hospital, the median is $716 and the highest is $2,798 at Valley Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Seattle, WA median of $716 is 45% below the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $7 to $9,339. 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 January 2026 and April 2026. 14 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.

$584
lowest cash price in Seattle, WA
St Clare Hospital · 39 mi
$132 below the median
$716
median cash price
12 hospitals
4.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/27
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
St Clare Hospital

Lakewood · 39 mi · File Feb 2026

$584
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
2
St Anthony Hospital

Gig Harbor · 38 mi · File Feb 2026

$617
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Highline Medical Center

Burien · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$619
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
4
St Francis Community Hospital

Federal Way · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$636
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
5
St Joseph Medical Center

Tacoma · 33 mi · File Feb 2026

$672
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
6
St Elizabeth Hospital

Enumclaw · 21 mi · File Feb 2026

$716
list $2,028 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$997
list $2,078 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Swedish Issaquah

Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$997
list $2,078 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Cascade Valley Hospital

Arlington · 50 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,049
list $1,311
10
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,736
list $3,403 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics

Bellevue · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,826
list $3,652
12
Valley Medical Center

Renton · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,798
list $845 · 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 Seattle, WA 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