CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,040

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $737–$1,680

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,143

About the fair price

about $103 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,040 This hospital $1,143

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $93 Priciest $1,143

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,040 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County charges insurers about $1,143 — about the fair price. Located in St. Johns, FL.

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	$951	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$941	102%
Aetnamajor	$969 - $11,236	105%
Cignamajor	$951 - $960	103%
Humanamajor	$922 - $951	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,788	193%
AvMed	$1,694	183%
Molina	$1,741	188%
Oscar Health	$1,506	163%
WellCare	$941	102%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$941 - $2,117

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County 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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