The average cost of Upper GI Endoscopy under insurance in Maryland is
$2,257* But it should be less.

Lowest cost among listed hospitals: $2,093 (University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown)
Highest cost among listed hospitals: $2,883 (Suburban Hospital)
* Based on 2020/2021, Private insurance provider data

That's a pretty big difference.

Let's talk about that.

Sometimes prices, especially inpatient facility costs, are just higher.
Not only that, the overall cost of Upper GI Endoscopy can be higher because of .

Showing data for: Private insurance provider, 2020/2021

Average total costs by hospital:

Expected Care

The care you expect to pay for during Upper GI Endoscopy:

  • Lab Work
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Biopsy

Potentially Avoidable Complications

The care you don't expect to pay for during Upper GI Endoscopy, called "Potentially Avoidable Complications":

  • Fluid and Electrolyte problems
  • Acute Kidney Failure Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Urinary Tract Infection and Hypotension

For example, getting an infection in the hospital is a and can add as much as $20,000 to the cost of a single patient's care.

Hospital Name
Cost for care you expect to pay for
Cost for care you don't expect to pay for
Average Total Cost
Suburban Hospital
$2,883
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
$2,818
Johns Hopkins Hospital
$2,804
Howard County General Hospital
$2,740
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
$2,739
University Of Maryland Medical Center
$2,726
Frederick Memorial Hospital
$2,715
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
$2,701
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
$2,689
Anne Arundel Medical Center
$2,685
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
$2,639
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
$2,639
Doctors Community Hospital
$2,632
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
$2,570
Holy Cross Hospital
$2,560
Carroll Hospital Center
$2,520
Calvert Memorial Hospital
$2,505
Fort Washington Medical Center
$2,495
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
$2,494
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
$2,494
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital
$2,493
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
$2,488
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
$2,436
Saint Agnes Hospital
$2,429
Mercy Medical Center
$2,387
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
$2,384
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
$2,379
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System
$2,340
Union Hospital OF Cecil County
$2,308
Medstar Harbor Hospital
$2,304
Atlantic General Hospital
$2,297
Garrett Regional Medical Center
$2,295
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
$2,292
Meritus Medical Center
$2,287
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital
$2,277
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
$2,262
Northwest Hospital
$2,259
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
$2,250
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown
$2,093

Can't find your hospital?

Hospitals are listed if they had a certain number of of care that took place within the specific timeframe and population studied. Read more...

Here's another way to look at

events can also be used to produce a quality performance measure for each hospital. The rate is the share of a hospital's patient that included one or more complications. Readmission rate is also a measure of quality. Read more about potentially avoidable complications and readmission rates.

Showing data for: Private insurance provider, 2020/2021

QUALITY INDICATORSCOST
Hospital Name Readmission Rate Potentially Avoidable
Complications 		Total Cost
Suburban Hospital 0.0% Better, fewer complications $2,883
University Of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center 0.0% Worse, more complications $2,818
Johns Hopkins Hospital 0.0% Average $2,804
Howard County General Hospital 0.0% Worse, more complications $2,740
University Of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,739
University Of Maryland Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,726
Frederick Memorial Hospital 0.0% Average $2,715
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore 0.0% Better, fewer complications $2,701
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,689
Anne Arundel Medical Center 0.4% Worse, more complications $2,685
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus 0.0% Average $2,639
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,639
Doctors Community Hospital 0.0% Average $2,632
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital 0.0% Average $2,570
Holy Cross Hospital 0.0% Average $2,560
Carroll Hospital Center 2.2% Average $2,520
Calvert Memorial Hospital 0.0% Worse, more complications $2,505
Fort Washington Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,495
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center 0.0% Worse, more complications $2,494
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,494
Medstar St. Mary's Hospital 0.0% Average $2,493
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center 0.0% Average $2,488
Peninsula Regional Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,436
Saint Agnes Hospital 0.0% Average $2,429
Mercy Medical Center 0.1% Average $2,387
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center 0.2% Average $2,384
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,379
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health System 0.3% Average $2,340
Union Hospital OF Cecil County 0.0% Average $2,308
Medstar Harbor Hospital 0.0% Average $2,304
Atlantic General Hospital 0.0% Average $2,297
Garrett Regional Medical Center 0.0% Worse, more complications $2,295
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital 0.0% Average $2,292
Meritus Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,287
University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital 0.0% Average $2,277
Greater Baltimore Medical Center 0.0% Average $2,262
Northwest Hospital 0.0% Average $2,259
University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center 0.9% Worse, more complications $2,250
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown 0.0% Average $2,093

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