CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$907

about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $185–$1,634

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$800

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $107 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $907 This hospital $800 Cash price $720 Hospital's list price $800

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $117 Priciest $800

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $907 (about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate). Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu charges insurers about $800, or about $720 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Satanta, KS.

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	$46 - $1,439	5%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$126 - $1,137	14%
Aetnamajor	$70 - $979	8%
Cignamajor	$141 - $1,266	15%
Humanamajor	$138 - $1,238	15%
Ambetter (Centene)	$77 - $691	8%
Presbyterian	$98 - $878	11%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$64 - $1,367

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

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 720), 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 Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu 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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