CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Caribou Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$241

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $130–$1,141

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$233

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $241 This hospital $233 Cash price $858 Hospital's list price $1,226

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $99 Priciest $284

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $241 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Caribou Medical Center charges insurers about $233, or about $858 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Soda Springs, ID.

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	$1,201	130%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$116 - $340	13%
Aetnamajor	$158 - $408	17%
Cignamajor	$197	21%
Humanamajor	$116	13%
SelectHealth	$116 - $291	13%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$116 - $1,189

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 858), 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 Caribou 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 Caribou Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.