Outpatient procedure · APC 5302 · Surgery or procedure

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: $1,44580% of the payment
Average billed charge: $13,589
Hospitals reporting: 1,991208,333 procedures

Hospitals in Alabama

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Average payment across these 43 hospitals: $1,560National $1,815 · Alabama $1,560
Median hospital: $1,542
Lowest to highest: $1,242–$1,742
Medicare procedures: 4,221

43 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · CCN 010079	23	$1,242	32% below the national average	$967	$7,453
North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · CCN 010129	12	$1,381	24% below the national average	$1,067	$4,614
Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010144	87	$1,484	18% below the national average	$1,163	$11,281
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · CCN 010101	13	$1,492	18% below the national average	$1,172	$20,358
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · CCN 010024	91	$1,495	18% below the national average	$1,186	$7,856
Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · CCN 010049	21	$1,499	17% below the national average	$1,180	$40,275
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	154	$1,500	17% below the national average	$1,182	$5,888
Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · CCN 010089	15	$1,503	17% below the national average	$1,166	$24,329
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · CCN 010149	35	$1,508	17% below the national average	$1,195	$5,354
Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · CCN 010126	14	$1,514	17% below the national average	$1,189	$9,586
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010040	96	$1,516	16% below the national average	$1,187	$38,422
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	396	$1,520	16% below the national average	$1,198	$38,359
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · CCN 010006	148	$1,520	16% below the national average	$1,213	$12,120
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010103	20	$1,525	16% below the national average	$1,202	$20,807
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033	452	$1,527	16% below the national average	$1,205	$14,117
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010139	43	$1,530	16% below the national average	$1,207	$20,223
Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · CCN 010114	95	$1,536	15% below the national average	$1,220	$6,336
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	85	$1,537	15% below the national average	$1,214	$27,556
USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · CCN 010090	88	$1,538	15% below the national average	$1,218	$4,793
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · CCN 010019	67	$1,540	15% below the national average	$1,224	$6,747
USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · CCN 010087	155	$1,541	15% below the national average	$1,223	$7,631
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	176	$1,542	15% below the national average	$1,218	$7,270
Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · CCN 010164	34	$1,545	15% below the national average	$1,224	$8,357
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	151	$1,548	15% below the national average	$1,226	$6,061
Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · CCN 010005	101	$1,548	15% below the national average	$1,230	$5,519
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	17	$1,555	14% below the national average	$1,244	$5,618
Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · CCN 010065	160	$1,558	14% below the national average	$1,236	$4,656
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	42	$1,558	14% below the national average	$1,232	$17,177
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010046	81	$1,562	14% below the national average	$1,236	$11,623
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · CCN 010131	284	$1,565	14% below the national average	$1,238	$32,260
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	110	$1,574	13% below the national average	$1,247	$11,944
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	81	$1,584	13% below the national average	$1,250	$66,416
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · CCN 010011	22	$1,588	12% below the national average	$1,266	$16,299
St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · CCN 010130	27	$1,589	12% below the national average	$1,256	$8,704
Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · CCN 010036	36	$1,592	12% below the national average	$1,263	$11,143
Community Hospital IncTallassee, AL · CCN 010034	18	$1,598	12% below the national average	$1,267	$2,929
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · CCN 010085	18	$1,607	11% below the national average	$1,270	$10,476
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · CCN 010035	24	$1,628	10% below the national average	$1,286	$5,570
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	54	$1,642	About average	$1,297	$7,336
DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · CCN 010012	62	$1,648	About average	$1,310	$15,519
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	577	$1,680	About average	$1,327	$15,186
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · CCN 010029	22	$1,683	About average	$1,345	$4,666
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · CCN 010061	14	$1,742	About average	$1,384	$6,273

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 186,493 procedures at 2,033 hospitals · 2021: 203,386 procedures at 2,103 hospitals · 2022: 198,293 procedures at 2,035 hospitals · 2023: 202,554 procedures at 2,007 hospitals · 2024: 208,333 procedures at 1,991 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
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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Average payment by state for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures, 2024
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.