CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Dch Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$977

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $895–$1,028

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$904

About the fair price

about $73 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $977 This hospital $904 Cash price $665 Hospital's list price $1,329

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $318 Priciest $904

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $977 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Dch Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $904, or about $665 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tuscaloosa, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$904 - $1,329	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$904	98%
Aetnamajor	$731 - $922	79%
Cignamajor	$731	79%
Humanamajor	$798 - $904	86%
Cigna HealthSpring	$1,329	143%
Health Net	$731	79%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$532 - $1,537

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 665), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 43239.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Dch Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 43239.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Dch Regional Medical Center

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other AL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.