CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: St. Mary's Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,057

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $566–$1,281

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$446

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $611 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,057 This hospital $446

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $125 Priciest $587

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,057 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). St. Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $446 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tucson, AZ.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$250	27%
Aetnamajor	$2,022	218%
Cignamajor	$2,621 - $3,331	283%
Humanamajor	$499 - $5,059	54%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,182	235%
Molina	$250	27%
Oscar Health	$446	48%

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 St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's Hospital

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other AZ hospitals

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