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 North Carolina

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Average payment across these 62 hospitals: $1,687National $1,815 · North Carolina $1,687
Median hospital: $1,683
Lowest to highest: $1,596–$1,849
Medicare procedures: 6,724

62 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · CCN 340064	20	$1,596	12% below the national average	$1,262	$14,773
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	160	$1,606	12% below the national average	$1,273	$9,582
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	27	$1,615	11% below the national average	$1,273	$13,141
Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · CCN 340016	75	$1,624	10% below the national average	$1,282	$19,735
Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · CCN 340159	29	$1,625	10% below the national average	$1,279	$21,120
Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · CCN 340132	42	$1,630	10% below the national average	$1,309	$18,100
Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · CCN 340130	98	$1,631	10% below the national average	$1,291	$12,503
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · CCN 340075	111	$1,632	10% below the national average	$1,299	$17,037
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · CCN 340068	62	$1,634	About average	$1,303	$12,576
Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · CCN 340126	38	$1,638	About average	$1,316	$16,137
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	273	$1,646	About average	$1,308	$8,088
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · CCN 340017	205	$1,649	About average	$1,318	$7,760
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	216	$1,650	About average	$1,314	$16,049
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	143	$1,650	About average	$1,309	$7,936
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340116	36	$1,654	About average	$1,320	$18,728
Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · CCN 340003	20	$1,656	About average	$1,328	$3,351
AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · CCN 340023	49	$1,656	About average	$1,324	$12,600
Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · CCN 340158	71	$1,656	About average	$1,323	$6,748
Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · CCN 340097	107	$1,656	About average	$1,322	$7,008
Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · CCN 340041	13	$1,656	About average	$1,319	$13,293
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · CCN 340184	46	$1,656	About average	$1,319	$12,918
Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · CCN 340024	18	$1,656	About average	$1,319	$5,348
Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · CCN 340129	30	$1,664	About average	$1,320	$16,178
Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · CCN 340127	30	$1,671	About average	$1,330	$12,251
Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · CCN 340145	35	$1,671	About average	$1,331	$12,642
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · CCN 340183	101	$1,672	About average	$1,336	$7,854
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	69	$1,673	About average	$1,339	$7,148
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	465	$1,675	About average	$1,329	$14,963
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340143	71	$1,682	About average	$1,351	$9,606
UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · CCN 340147	11	$1,682	About average	$1,348	$5,425
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	107	$1,683	About average	$1,342	$8,999
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	603	$1,683	About average	$1,335	$12,818
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	193	$1,685	About average	$1,340	$7,317
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	110	$1,685	About average	$1,344	$13,861
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	169	$1,686	About average	$1,341	$11,479
Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · CCN 340171	62	$1,688	About average	$1,351	$9,685
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	187	$1,690	About average	$1,339	$10,026
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · CCN 340004	21	$1,691	About average	$1,344	$12,461
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	178	$1,691	About average	$1,340	$15,402
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	75	$1,692	About average	$1,346	$11,227
Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · CCN 340021	40	$1,692	About average	$1,350	$13,727
Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340073	69	$1,693	About average	$1,345	$11,598
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	89	$1,694	About average	$1,352	$13,563
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	396	$1,696	About average	$1,343	$15,932
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	397	$1,703	About average	$1,351	$7,694
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340195	26	$1,703	About average	$1,377	$11,267
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · CCN 340119	17	$1,710	About average	$1,372	$13,937
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · CCN 340039	61	$1,710	About average	$1,371	$14,600
Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · CCN 340166	29	$1,710	About average	$1,362	$11,129
Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · CCN 340015	19	$1,710	About average	$1,362	$6,488

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.