CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$272

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $120–$1,279

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$119

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $153 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $272 This hospital $119 Cash price $590 Hospital's list price $983

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $119 Priciest $342

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $272 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $119, or about $590 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Prestonsburg, KY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$119	13%
Aetnamajor	$119 - $179	13%
WellCare	$119	13%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$197

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 590), 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 Highlands Arh Regional 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 Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other KY hospitals

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