CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

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 $765–$1,314

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,172

About the fair price

about $115 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,057 This hospital $1,172

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $125 Priciest $1,172

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). Banner Thunderbird Medical Center charges insurers about $1,172 — about the fair price. Located in Glendale, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,271 - $4,357	137%
Aetnamajor	$1,014 - $1,267	109%
Banner Health	$587	63%
Health Net	$587	63%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$73 - $587

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 Banner Thunderbird 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 Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

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