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Upper endoscopy with biopsy in California

CPT 43239 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $649 to $4,007 at the 15 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$3,014typical cash price
$2,612typical commercial insurer rate
$649–$4.0kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$649
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$649
University of California Davis Medical Center
$1,859
Grossmont Hospital
$3,014
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$3,014
Stanford Health Care
$4,007
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$4,007

California typical cash price: $3,014

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$2,597$649$642$390–$2,036 · 82 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$2,597$649$642$390–$2,036 · 82 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$4,646$1,859$3,602$138–$16,400 · 29 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$4,019$3,014$2,532$1,477–$2,813 · 33 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$4,019$3,014$2,612$1–$3,215 · 11 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$10,017$4,007$17,652$14,264–$23,031 · 5 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$10,017$4,007$5,694$2,516–$7,716 · 7 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$5,002$55–$10,378 · 20 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$6,881$5,166–$8,485 · 7 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$7,139$55–$12,026 · 16 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding––$9,877$6,745–$15,480 · 10 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$1,599$1,156–$2,935 · 8 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$984$18–$2,797 · 18 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$1,896$1,721–$6,084 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$1,896$1,721–$6,084 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does upper endoscopy with biopsy cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for upper endoscopy with biopsy is $3,014, and most charge between $649 and $4,007. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $2,612. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for upper endoscopy with biopsy?

At 3 of the 7 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for upper endoscopy with biopsy?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $649 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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