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43235

Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope

$354.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 43235 (Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope) received $354.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 3.1M services, the average Medicare payment was $114.07 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$44.6M387.6K—
2015$44.0M371.4K-1.5%
2016$43.0M372.3K-2.2%
2017$39.7M356.8K-7.6%
2018$38.6M343.7K-2.8%
2019$37.9M333.0K-1.9%
2020$27.7M243.8K-26.9%
2021$29.1M253.4K+5.0%
2022$26.3M231.1K-9.4%
2023$24.1M218.6K-8.6%

Top Providers for 43235

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Los Angeles Endoscopy CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$142.5K398$358.08
2Greenville Endoscopy Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$102.2K523$195.39
3Digestivecare, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$99.1K477$207.77
4Center For Digestive Health LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$93.5K404$231.34
5The Scranton Pa Endoscopy Asc LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$80.1K313$255.85
6Mngi Endoscopy Asc IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterMN$72.6K241$301.43
7Beltway Surgery Centers, L.L.C.Ambulatory Surgical CenterIN$70.1K233$301.04
8Cotton-Oneil Clinic Endoscopy Center Rvoc TrAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$69.8K338$206.39
9North Shore Endoscopy Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$63.5K281$225.95
10The Endoscopy Center At St. Francis, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIN$53.6K188$285.13
11Digestive Diseases Center Of Hattiesburg, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$50.3K232$216.98
12Jacksonville Endoscopy Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$49.3K200$246.56
13Jacksonville Endoscopy Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$47.7K229$208.14
14Endoscopy Center Of Santa Fe LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterNM$47.2K179$263.94
15Cape And Islands Endoscopy Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$45.2K163$277.28
16Midwest Endoscopy Services LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNE$45.1K228$197.73
17Hattiesburg Clinic PaAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$44.7K205$217.91
18Outpatient Surgery Center Of Jonesboro LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAR$44.6K194$229.87
19Amarillo Surgery And Endoscopy, LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$43.4K199$218.31
20Berks Center For Digestive Health, LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$42.8K169$253.26
21The Vancouver Clinic Inc PsAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$42.7K139$307.14
22Columbia Tn Endoscopy Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$41.2K232$177.65
23Monterey Bay Endoscopy Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$41.0K122$335.91
24Ocala Endoscopy Asc LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$39.7K170$233.75
25Digestive Disease Center Of Central New York, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$39.6K165$239.96

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$2.0M15.7K571$3.6K
FL$1.7M14.5K473$3.7K
TX$1.5M13.8K462$3.2K
PA$1.3M11.2K410$3.2K
OH$1.1M10.1K373$3.0K
TN$962.9K9.1K217$4.4K
NC$960.1K8.2K283$3.4K
MI$793.3K6.8K237$3.3K
IN$787.0K7.2K208$3.8K
NY$782.2K7.1K316$2.5K
SC$749.2K6.8K165$4.5K
MA$725.6K7.2K249$2.9K
MO$691.2K7.2K226$3.1K
IL$660.9K6.7K259$2.6K
GA$606.2K5.4K208$2.9K
MD$536.6K4.6K157$3.4K
WA$526.4K4.3K181$2.9K
AZ$511.0K4.6K161$3.2K
MS$504.6K4.3K84$6.0K
VA$474.6K5.4K183$2.6K
KS$468.0K4.3K99$4.7K
LA$404.6K3.8K107$3.8K
AL$402.0K4.1K129$3.1K
OK$376.8K3.9K96$3.9K
CO$344.5K2.8K123$2.8K
OR$335.3K2.6K97$3.5K
MN$330.6K3.1K136$2.4K
AR$318.0K3.1K78$4.1K
KY$297.5K3.3K123$2.4K
NJ$273.7K2.6K125$2.2K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.