CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Shepherd Center, Inc.

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$643

about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $203–$1,755

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$451

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $192 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $643 This hospital $451

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 GA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $158 Priciest $702

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $643 (about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate). Shepherd Center, Inc. charges insurers about $451 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$461 - $567	50%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$253 - $412	27%
Aetnamajor	$206 - $855	22%
Cignamajor	$265 - $520	29%
Humanamajor	$208 - $759	22%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$158 - $441	17%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Shepherd Center, Inc. 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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