Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC EGD INTRMURAL US NEEDLE ASPIRATE/BIOPSY ESOPHAGS - ENDO US (UPPER)
San Diego, CA
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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $4.5k is 103% above the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 92% of the 1,856 hospitals reporting CPT 43238. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $424 | $424 | — | — | — | $424 – $424 |
| 2 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 3 | Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 4 | Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 5 | Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 7 | Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 8 | Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 9 | Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | — | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 10 | Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 11 | Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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