CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$310

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $130–$1,129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$162

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $148 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $310 This hospital $162 Cash price $675 Hospital's list price $1,106

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $100 Priciest $386

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $310 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Lawrence Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $162, or about $675 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Walnut Ridge, AR.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$128 - $840	14%
Aetnamajor	$740 - $1,123	80%
Cignamajor	$146 - $800	16%
Humanamajor	$122 - $808	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$122 - $1,040	13%
Amerigroup	$122 - $800	13%
CareSource	$78 - $686	8%
HealthLink	$860 - $1,306	93%
WellCare	$128 - $1,404	14%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$75 - $1,250

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 675), 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 Lawrence Memorial 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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