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 301–350. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches Medical Center | 38 | $1,616 | 11% below the national average | $1,279 | $20,414 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 204 | $1,617 | 11% below the national average | $1,284 | $19,022 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 170 | $1,617 | 11% below the national average | $1,285 | $7,937 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | 232 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $13,919 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 193 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,287 | $10,055 |
| Doctors Hospital | 23 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,288 | $15,467 |
| West Boca Medical Center | 13 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,266 | $33,414 |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital | 26 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,260 | $19,304 |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital | 36 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,282 | $18,824 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 46 | $1,618 | 11% below the national average | $1,293 | $13,779 |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital | 28 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,313 | $6,710 |
| O U Medical Center | 366 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,285 | $33,945 |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | 15 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,306 | $7,501 |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital | 32 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,303 | $6,959 |
| Salem Regional Medical Center | 22 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,299 | $5,968 |
| Trinity Medical Center East &Trinity Medical Center West | 61 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,295 | $5,490 |
| Union Hospital | 24 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,294 | $6,571 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 151 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $18,263 |
| HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | 35 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,292 | $11,673 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 61 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,291 | $9,761 |
| Summa Health System | 85 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $10,449 |
| Insight Hospital And Medical Center Trumbull | 15 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $18,463 |
| MH St Joseph Warren Hospital | 38 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $10,713 |
| Norman Regional | 65 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,292 | $15,187 |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center | 93 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $7,108 |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | 281 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,302 | $39,697 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | 15 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,285 | $9,110 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 473 | $1,619 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $14,289 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center | 71 | $1,620 | 11% below the national average | $1,298 | $21,349 |
| Salina Surgical Hospital | 144 | $1,620 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $2,976 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 200 | $1,620 | 11% below the national average | $1,288 | $11,403 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 156 | $1,620 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $5,740 |
| Williamson Medical Center | 44 | $1,621 | 11% below the national average | $1,291 | $8,606 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 560 | $1,621 | 11% below the national average | $1,292 | $11,972 |
| Parkridge Medical Center | 15 | $1,622 | 11% below the national average | $1,292 | $20,275 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 176 | $1,622 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $34,448 |
| Baptist Health Lagrange | 42 | $1,622 | 11% below the national average | $1,303 | $16,692 |
| Brigham City Community Hospital | 34 | $1,622 | 11% below the national average | $1,277 | $14,835 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | 71 | $1,622 | 11% below the national average | $1,317 | $14,871 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 310 | $1,623 | 11% below the national average | $1,291 | $11,548 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 322 | $1,623 | 11% below the national average | $1,290 | $16,158 |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | 206 | $1,623 | 11% below the national average | $1,284 | $12,208 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 265 | $1,624 | 11% below the national average | $1,291 | $9,443 |
| Kettering Health Dayton | 95 | $1,624 | 11% below the national average | $1,289 | $18,459 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 105 | $1,624 | 11% below the national average | $1,298 | $11,022 |
| Mercy Health Saint Mary's | 55 | $1,624 | 11% below the national average | $1,292 | $5,578 |
| Marymount Hospital | 15 | $1,624 | 10% below the national average | $1,310 | $9,045 |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital | 75 | $1,624 | 10% below the national average | $1,293 | $8,851 |
| Harris Regional Hospital | 75 | $1,624 | 10% below the national average | $1,282 | $19,735 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | 21 | $1,624 | 10% below the national average | $1,298 | $10,165 |
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.