Level 2 Upper GI Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit · 1,991 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $8,495
Typical charge
$11,752
Dearest quarter
over $16,335
Actually paid
$1,800
The middle U.S. hospital bills $11,752 for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $1,800 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 24 | $6,600 | $3,518 – $22,658 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | $6,973 | $3,917 – $18,541 |
| Montana | 9 | $7,370 | $3,860 – $16,585 |
| Idaho | 12 | $7,711 | $5,718 – $19,441 |
| Kansas | 29 | $7,718 | $2,976 – $24,761 |
| Michigan | 63 | $7,858 | $3,017 – $21,177 |
| Minnesota | 28 | $8,020 | $4,660 – $14,105 |
| Maine | 11 | $8,075 | $5,497 – $10,572 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $8,479 | $6,507 – $10,398 |
| Arkansas | 23 | $8,645 | $3,101 – $17,453 |
| Missouri | 50 | $8,647 | $4,631 – $30,450 |
| Iowa | 24 | $8,705 | $5,216 – $18,263 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $8,861 | $3,034 – $17,267 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $8,864 | $8,390 – $25,344 |
| Vermont | 6 | $9,001 | $3,422 – $10,968 |
| Wyoming | 7 | $9,124 | $4,855 – $18,088 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $9,171 | $7,067 – $9,687 |
| Oregon | 21 | $9,482 | $4,894 – $14,168 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $9,517 | $5,945 – $11,616 |
| Alabama | 43 | $9,586 | $2,929 – $66,416 |
| Mississippi | 27 | $9,765 | $3,631 – $49,495 |
| Wisconsin | 52 | $9,913 | $5,767 – $20,647 |
| Virginia | 53 | $9,932 | $4,983 – $44,218 |
| Ohio | 88 | $9,959 | $3,817 – $19,288 |
| Louisiana | 32 | $9,998 | $4,273 – $46,157 |
| Nebraska | 16 | $10,076 | $5,594 – $15,166 |
| New York | 87 | $10,106 | $2,622 – $37,685 |
| Delaware | 5 | $10,121 | $5,541 – $11,428 |
| Connecticut | 21 | $10,136 | $4,832 – $19,407 |
| Tennessee | 41 | $10,679 | $3,617 – $32,623 |
| Washington | 42 | $10,897 | $4,150 – $21,901 |
| Hawaii | 7 | $10,938 | $8,005 – $13,267 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | $11,536 | $8,772 – $32,297 |
| North Carolina | 62 | $11,539 | $3,351 – $21,120 |
| Kentucky | 44 | $11,925 | $4,863 – $27,337 |
| Pennsylvania | 87 | $12,153 | $4,396 – $29,716 |
| Oklahoma | 36 | $12,194 | $2,976 – $33,945 |
| Indiana | 56 | $12,424 | $5,569 – $31,578 |
| Colorado | 36 | $12,466 | $4,747 – $50,978 |
| New Jersey | 49 | $13,001 | $7,244 – $66,107 |
| Illinois | 84 | $13,193 | $4,805 – $27,660 |
| Arizona | 38 | $13,208 | $7,550 – $33,067 |
| South Carolina | 39 | $13,518 | $6,625 – $32,581 |
| Alaska | 5 | $13,904 | $5,023 – $25,988 |
| Georgia | 69 | $15,230 | $3,502 – $27,094 |
| Texas | 147 | $15,328 | $5,726 – $73,960 |
| New Mexico | 13 | $15,608 | $5,289 – $39,126 |
| California | 154 | $15,860 | $5,150 – $57,895 |
| Florida | 132 | $19,197 | $6,422 – $50,938 |
| Nevada | 14 | $26,365 | $11,935 – $34,810 |
Where Level 2 Upper GI Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara Falls, NY |
$2,622 | $2,017 |
|
Community Hospital Inc
Tallassee, AL |
$2,929 | $1,598 |
|
Salina Surgical Hospital
Salina, KS |
$2,976 | $1,620 |
|
Mcalester Regional Health Center
Mcalester, OK |
$2,976 | $1,731 |
|
Mymichigan Medical Center Clare
Clare, MI |
$3,017 | $1,658 |
|
Davis Medical Center
Elkins, WV |
$3,034 | $1,588 |
|
Johnson Regional Medical Center
Clarksville, AR |
$3,101 | $1,605 |
|
Olean General Hospital
Olean, NY |
$3,223 | $2,047 |
|
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic
Clifton Springs, NY |
$3,254 | $1,991 |
|
Northern Regional Hospital
Mount Airy, NC |
$3,351 | $1,656 |
|
Nmc Health
Newton, KS |
$3,351 | $1,531 |
|
Geneva General Hospital
Geneva, NY |
$3,417 | $1,832 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Mcallen, TX |
$73,960 | $1,651 |
|
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL |
$66,416 | $1,584 |
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$66,107 | $1,870 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$57,895 | $2,339 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$54,052 | $2,679 |
|
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Lone Tree, CO |
$50,978 | $1,784 |
|
Hca Florida Largo Hospital
Largo, FL |
$50,938 | $1,724 |
|
Hca Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL |
$50,808 | $1,724 |
|
Singing River Gulfport
Gulfport, MS |
$49,495 | $1,535 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$49,448 | $1,713 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$49,264 | $1,971 |
|
Memorial Hospital Biloxi
Biloxi, MS |
$48,396 | $1,554 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures?
Across 1,991 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 2 Upper GI Procedures is $11,752. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $8,495 and the dearest quarter over $16,335.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $1,800 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $13,589. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5302: “Level 2 Upper GI Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.