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 Arkansas

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Average payment across these 23 hospitals: $1,633National $1,815 · Arkansas $1,633
Median hospital: $1,631
Lowest to highest: $1,558–$1,748
Medicare procedures: 1,701

23 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
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · CCN 040118	90	$1,558	14% below the national average	$1,230	$7,861
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	41	$1,574	13% below the national average	$1,250	$9,755
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040062	85	$1,592	12% below the national average	$1,267	$6,367
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	284	$1,596	12% below the national average	$1,266	$9,841
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · CCN 040022	35	$1,605	12% below the national average	$1,283	$14,318
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · CCN 040020	106	$1,605	12% below the national average	$1,282	$6,803
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · CCN 040010	52	$1,605	12% below the national average	$1,280	$5,682
Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · CCN 040002	17	$1,605	12% below the national average	$1,279	$3,101
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · CCN 040039	12	$1,605	12% below the national average	$1,279	$9,097
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040016	333	$1,607	11% below the national average	$1,278	$5,050
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040055	46	$1,618	11% below the national average	$1,293	$13,779
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	62	$1,631	10% below the national average	$1,305	$8,854
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · CCN 040036	38	$1,631	10% below the national average	$1,300	$10,333
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	13	$1,631	10% below the national average	$1,300	$12,463
White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · CCN 040119	68	$1,665	About average	$1,315	$8,089
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical CenterPocahontas, AR · CCN 040779	13	$1,685	About average	$1,364	$3,765
Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · CCN 040027	145	$1,710	About average	$1,359	$6,555
CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040007	96	$1,717	About average	$1,362	$14,367
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · CCN 040017	15	$1,719	About average	$1,365	$6,856
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	69	$1,730	About average	$1,374	$8,954
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · CCN 040071	13	$1,732	About average	$1,387	$8,645
White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · CCN 040014	29	$1,732	About average	$1,380	$4,405
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · CCN 040078	39	$1,748	About average	$1,390	$17,453

National trend

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

Average payment
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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.