CPT 43281

Upper GI Endoscopy

Current code41 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

Prices for CPT 43281 by hospital
Hospital	Other government program rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee	—	$3,778	$4,198
Island HospitalAnacortes	$12,686 – $13,3553 plans	$758 – $4,706	$758 – $4,706
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$2,802	$4,310
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$1,8261 plan	—	$6,408
Trios HealthKennewick	$10,7786 plans	—	$72,814
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$12,669	$24,841

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $1,503 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $1,400 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $10,860 (APC 5362)
Surgery center payment (national): $5,121