Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,815 per procedure at 1,991 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,651 and $1,880.
Also known as: Upper endoscopy, EGD
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $1,815
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $1,651–$1,880
- Medicare’s share
- $1,445
- Average billed charge
- $13,589
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,991
Compare hospitals
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1,981 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1,801–1,850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital | 18 | $2,143 | 18% above the national average | $1,738 | $12,105 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 14 | $2,144 | 18% above the national average | $1,708 | $15,327 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 85 | $2,145 | 18% above the national average | $1,705 | $32,883 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 258 | $2,145 | 18% above the national average | $1,706 | $11,774 |
| The Queens Medical Center | 207 | $2,146 | 18% above the national average | $1,708 | $13,267 |
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 100 | $2,148 | 18% above the national average | $1,711 | $10,188 |
| Samaritan Medical Center | 74 | $2,160 | 19% above the national average | $1,741 | $5,671 |
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 30 | $2,160 | 19% above the national average | $1,739 | $9,815 |
| Auburn Community Hospital | 21 | $2,160 | 19% above the national average | $1,732 | $7,090 |
| Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 43 | $2,160 | 19% above the national average | $1,731 | $6,393 |
| Nyack Hospital | 66 | $2,162 | 19% above the national average | $1,724 | $13,426 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 36 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,740 | $12,677 |
| Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 17 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,730 | $10,054 |
| Maimonides Medical Center | 90 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,726 | $15,483 |
| Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 100 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,726 | $24,319 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 28 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,725 | $10,136 |
| St Mary's General Hospital | 16 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,725 | $17,098 |
| SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 11 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,725 | $7,349 |
| Jersey City Medical Center | 13 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,721 | $11,575 |
| Richmond University Medical Center | 26 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,718 | $19,937 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | 16 | $2,165 | 19% above the national average | $1,713 | $10,277 |
| USC Arcadia Hospital | 33 | $2,170 | 20% above the national average | $1,677 | $10,254 |
| Kuakini Medical Center | 28 | $2,189 | 21% above the national average | $1,741 | $8,845 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 15 | $2,203 | 21% above the national average | $1,763 | $15,207 |
| Coast Plaza Hospital | 11 | $2,209 | 22% above the national average | $1,732 | $24,200 |
| Ventura County Medical Center | 11 | $2,233 | 23% above the national average | $1,779 | $7,403 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital | 39 | $2,244 | 24% above the national average | $1,768 | $20,360 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | 42 | $2,255 | 24% above the national average | $1,778 | $9,780 |
| Sharon Hospital | 11 | $2,273 | 25% above the national average | $1,811 | $4,832 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 31 | $2,275 | 25% above the national average | $1,811 | $12,443 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center | 20 | $2,281 | 26% above the national average | $1,808 | $12,936 |
| Kern Medical Center | 29 | $2,294 | 26% above the national average | $1,828 | $8,625 |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center | 26 | $2,295 | 26% above the national average | $1,810 | $21,683 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 127 | $2,295 | 26% above the national average | $1,827 | $11,450 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 512 | $2,297 | 27% above the national average | $1,825 | $11,601 |
| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | 159 | $2,299 | 27% above the national average | $1,829 | $5,473 |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center | 96 | $2,309 | 27% above the national average | $1,833 | $20,472 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla | 127 | $2,310 | 27% above the national average | $1,843 | $17,237 |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | 45 | $2,310 | 27% above the national average | $1,843 | $28,268 |
| Providence Medford Medical Center | 16 | $2,310 | 27% above the national average | $1,843 | $7,018 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 66 | $2,311 | 27% above the national average | $1,836 | $12,291 |
| Memorial Medical Center | 285 | $2,313 | 27% above the national average | $1,848 | $12,969 |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | 130 | $2,314 | 28% above the national average | $1,839 | $12,222 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 47 | $2,315 | 28% above the national average | $1,842 | $10,898 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 153 | $2,315 | 28% above the national average | $1,844 | $9,923 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 768 | $2,317 | 28% above the national average | $1,843 | $38,456 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | 89 | $2,317 | 28% above the national average | $1,844 | $21,614 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 118 | $2,319 | 28% above the national average | $1,853 | $12,299 |
| Mercy Hospital | 94 | $2,320 | 28% above the national average | $1,846 | $19,595 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 60 | $2,320 | 28% above the national average | $1,853 | $22,477 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,545 | $11K |
| 2021 | $1,624 | $11K |
| 2022 | $1,646 | $12K |
| 2023 | $1,719 | $13K |
| 2024 | $1,815 | $14K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 377 | $1,027 | $845–$993 |
| Mississippi | 27 | 1,517 | $1,477 | $1,550–$1,595 |
| Alabama | 43 | 4,221 | $1,560 | $1,518–$1,586 |
| Louisiana | 32 | 2,348 | $1,585 | $1,580–$1,599 |
| Tennessee | 41 | 4,358 | $1,593 | $1,566–$1,621 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 1,850 | $1,594 | $1,551–$1,613 |
| Ohio | 88 | 8,558 | $1,607 | $1,602–$1,657 |
| South Carolina | 39 | 4,850 | $1,625 | $1,601–$1,643 |
| Oklahoma | 36 | 3,876 | $1,632 | $1,608–$1,654 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 1,701 | $1,633 | $1,605–$1,713 |
| Iowa | 24 | 2,336 | $1,637 | $1,628–$1,735 |
| Kentucky | 44 | 3,946 | $1,639 | $1,604–$1,680 |
| Kansas | 29 | 3,078 | $1,651 | $1,620–$1,726 |
| Missouri | 50 | 6,250 | $1,657 | $1,645–$1,713 |
| Utah | 24 | 2,774 | $1,674 | $1,659–$1,704 |
| Michigan | 63 | 5,044 | $1,680 | $1,658–$1,725 |
| Texas | 147 | 13,129 | $1,687 | $1,651–$1,732 |
| North Carolina | 62 | 6,724 | $1,687 | $1,656–$1,708 |
| Georgia | 69 | 5,427 | $1,689 | $1,616–$1,754 |
| Virginia | 53 | 7,105 | $1,691 | $1,631–$1,760 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 1,614 | $1,699 | $1,672–$1,723 |
| Florida | 132 | 13,872 | $1,708 | $1,706–$1,724 |
| Indiana | 56 | 5,387 | $1,712 | $1,691–$1,734 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 914 | $1,729 | $1,657–$1,775 |
| Maine | 11 | 1,038 | $1,741 | $1,678–$1,782 |
| Wisconsin | 52 | 4,716 | $1,748 | $1,708–$1,776 |
| Pennsylvania | 87 | 9,237 | $1,762 | $1,699–$1,820 |
| Idaho | 12 | 1,421 | $1,765 | $1,712–$1,831 |
| Illinois | 84 | 9,354 | $1,792 | $1,758–$1,822 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 1,160 | $1,794 | $1,761–$1,857 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 1,422 | $1,801 | $1,759–$1,900 |
| Montana | 9 | 1,328 | $1,811 | $1,769–$1,874 |
| Colorado | 36 | 3,352 | $1,819 | $1,803–$1,811 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2,049 | $1,858 | $1,805–$1,894 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 210 | $1,859 | $1,892–$1,911 |
| Arizona | 38 | 4,351 | $1,861 | $1,833–$1,856 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 4,454 | $1,861 | $1,792–$1,826 |
| Delaware | 5 | 721 | $1,902 | $1,896–$1,909 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 1,155 | $1,918 | $1,910–$1,942 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 696 | $1,919 | $1,918–$1,931 |
| Washington | 42 | 4,083 | $1,935 | $1,897–$2,000 |
| Alaska | 5 | 323 | $2,004 | $1,964–$2,103 |
| New Jersey | 49 | 4,740 | $2,013 | $1,992–$2,111 |
| Oregon | 21 | 1,674 | $2,019 | $1,971–$2,011 |
| Nevada | 14 | 807 | $2,030 | $2,007–$2,038 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | 8,033 | $2,031 | $2,019–$2,043 |
| New York | 87 | 10,807 | $2,088 | $2,017–$2,141 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 2,140 | $2,108 | $2,093–$2,141 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 441 | $2,151 | $2,136–$2,266 |
| California | 154 | 17,365 | $2,420 | $2,335–$2,439 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.