CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Hale County Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,013

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $857–$1,061

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$932

About the fair price

about $81 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,013 This hospital $932

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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 $932

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 $1,013 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Hale County Hospital charges insurers about $932 — about the fair price. Located in Greensboro, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$932	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$932 - $1,535	101%
Aetnamajor	$932 - $1,026	101%
Humanamajor	$932	101%

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, 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 Hale County Hospital 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 Hale County Hospital

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