CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Childrens Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$704

about 0.8× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $191–$2,035

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$144

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $560 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $704 This hospital $144 Cash price $1,243 Hospital's list price $4,604

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $144 Priciest $515

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA 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 $704 (about 0.8× the $927 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $144, or about $1,243 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New Orleans, LA.

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	$1,744 - $2,479	188%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,645 - $1,925	178%
Aetnamajor	$1,750 - $2,444	189%
Cignamajor	$2,479 - $2,631	268%
Humanamajor	$2,624	283%
Ambetter (Centene)	$144 - $1,843	16%
CDPHP	$1,429 - $2,479	154%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,482 - $1,970	160%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,791 - $1,795	193%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,773 - $2,624

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 1,243), 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 Childrens 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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