CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Saint Joseph Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,696

about 1.8× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $781–$2,550

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,890

About the fair price

about $194 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,696 This hospital $1,890 Cash price $1,462 Hospital's list price $3,000

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $119 Priciest $1,890

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,696 (about 1.8× the $927 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph Hospital charges insurers about $1,890, or about $1,462 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lexington, KY.

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	$826 - $2,250	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$850 - $2,376	92%
Aetnamajor	$810 - $2,370	87%
Cignamajor	$1,890 - $2,310	204%
Humanamajor	$794 - $1,924	86%
CareSource	$1,842	199%
Molina	$705 - $967	76%
WellCare	$834 - $921	90%

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 1,462), 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 Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph Hospital

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