CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,223

about 1.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $954–$1,669

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,087

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $136 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,223 This hospital $1,087 Cash price $889 Hospital's list price $1,976

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $380 Priciest $1,087

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,223 (about 1.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Boston Medical Center-Brighton charges insurers about $1,087, or about $889 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Brighton, MA.

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	$1,087	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$871 - $1,087	94%
Aetnamajor	$1,087 - $1,445	117%
Cignamajor	$1,930	208%
Humanamajor	$1,087	117%
Harvard Pilgrim	$745	80%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,930	208%
UniCare	$1,011	109%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$475 - $1,496

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

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 889), 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 Boston Medical Center-Brighton 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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