Washington, DC · hospital rates, itemized

How much does upper gi endoscopy (diagnostic) cost in Washington, DC?

Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 43235.

Median commercial rates on file run from $267 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $2,315 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 8.7× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.

Facility rates by hospital

HospitalCash / self-payCommercialMedicareMedicaidSource & file date
The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC $1,884 $1,361median of 4 plans hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026
Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD $267 $267median of 113 plans $267median of 145 plans $267median of 141 plans hospital fileMarch 31, 2026
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, $1,098 $1,071median of 13 plans $1,114median of 4 plans $2,171median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
MedStar Georgetown Hospital, $1,463 $1,413median of 12 plans $1,104median of 3 plans $2,171median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric $514 $3,162median of 9 plans $119median of 11 plans hospital fileApril 2, 2026
Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA $1,665median of 10 plans $944median of 5 plans hospital fileDecember 16, 2025
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA $1,484 $2,315median of 11 plans $966median of 6 plans $1,504median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC $3,173 $1,469median of 6 plans $1,071median of 2 plans hospital fileDecember 31, 2025
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC $2,314median of 4 plans $1,114median of 3 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026

Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does upper gi endoscopy (diagnostic) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?

Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Upper GI endoscopy (diagnostic) in Washington, DC range from $267 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $3,173 at Howard University Hospital Corp (6 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.

Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for upper gi endoscopy (diagnostic)?

Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($267, median of 113 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($2,315, median of 11 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.

Where do these prices come from?

Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.