CPT 43270 · 1,155 hospitals reporting

Destruction of polyp or growth of esophagus; stomach; and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endo

The same procedure costs $131 at one hospital and $28,689 at another — a 219× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,915.

Cheapest published

$131

7 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,155 hospitals

$1,915

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$28,689

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

341 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$5,472	$1,915	$1,930	$5,362	3 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$4,025	$1,915	$517	$4,025	5 insurers
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$1,740	$1,918	$113	$1,740	5 insurers
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$8,389	$1,918	$423	$6,712	5 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$3,219	$1,931	$1,659	$8,427	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$3,520	$1,936	—	—	5 insurers
OAKLEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL	WI	$2,157	$1,941	$598	$2,157	5 insurers
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	AL	$7,550	$1,888	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$4,441	$1,887	—	—	4 insurers
LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL	PA	$3,575	$1,887	$622	$3,575	5 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$1,885	$1,885	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$1,885	$1,885	—	—	5 insurers
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CO	$5,364	$1,877	—	—	5 insurers
LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL	CO	$5,364	$1,877	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL	CO	$5,364	$1,877	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL	CO	$5,364	$1,877	—	—	5 insurers
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,451	$1,961	—	—	2 insurers
MOUNT GRANT GENERAL HOSPITAL	NV	$3,575	$1,961	$622	$3,575	5 insurers
ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$3,575	$1,961	$622	$3,575	5 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$3,414	$1,867	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH	AR	$7,426	$1,856	—	—	4 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART	AR	$7,426	$1,856	—	—	4 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$7,426	$1,856	—	—	4 insurers
NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	AZ	$3,090	$1,854	—	—	5 insurers
NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	AZ	$3,090	$1,854	—	—	2 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$2,827	$1,979	—	—	4 insurers