Upper GI endoscopy (EGD) cost in Texas

Prices at 172 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,428 — 3% below the US median ($1,468), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $242 $383 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
Bellville Medical Center Bellville, TX $290 $52 101 min 15.6%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $350 $1,197
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $394 $866 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $394 $892 104 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $394 $1,108 94 min
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $398 $2,072 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $406 $2,554 14.8%
Christus Southeast Texas-St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX $446 $961 ★ 4/5 193 min 15.1%
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $474 $1,191 14.4%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $510 $861 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $584 $911 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $653 $1,296 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $676 $491 134 min 15.5%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $691 $215 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $734 $535 104 min
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $876 $335 14.4%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $906 $907 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $906 $907 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $906 $957 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $906 $920 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $906 $979 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $906 $907 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas Irving, TX $920 $3,780 71 min 14.9%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $976 $864 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,835
Cash / self-pay
$1,428
Insurer-negotiated
$1,132
Medicare pays
$371
$405$5,357
Median cash $1,428  ·  Medicare $371  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,428 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($741).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,835 list price could save about $1,407 (50%).

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