CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Hiawatha Community Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$424

about 0.5× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $180–$1,272

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$185

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $239 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $424 This hospital $185 Cash price $631 Hospital's list price $631

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $117 Priciest $216

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $424 (about 0.5× the $927 Medicare rate). Hiawatha Community Hospital charges insurers about $185, or about $631 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hiawatha, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$116 - $142	13%
Aetnamajor	$116 - $471	13%
Cignamajor	$535	58%
Humanamajor	$116	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$113	12%
Oscar Health	$185	20%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$139 - $688

Excludes 2 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 631), 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 Hiawatha Community Hospital 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 Hiawatha Community Hospital

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other KS hospitals

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