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Upper endoscopy (EGD) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $1,098 to $1,484. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for upper endoscopy (egd) (CPT 43235). The lowest is $1,098 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, the median is $1,463 and the highest is $1,484 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $1,463 is 12% above the national median of $1,307 across 342 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $120 to $6,474. 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 March 2026 and July 2026. 25 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.

$1,098
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Medstar Washington Hospital Center · 27 mi
$365 below the median
$1,463
median cash price
10 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/36
hospitals with a cash price
25 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,098
list $1,689 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,307
list $2,613 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,307
list $2,613 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,372
list $2,744 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,463
list $2,252 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
7
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
8
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
9
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
10
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,484
list $2,968
11
Fauquier Hospital

Warrenton · 19 mi · File Jul 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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