CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$973

about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $586–$1,344

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$948

About the fair price

about $25 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $973 This hospital $948 Cash price $856 Hospital's list price $3,292

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $118 Priciest $948

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $973 (about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate). Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital charges insurers about $948, or about $856 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis Park, MN.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$884 - $3,497	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$512 - $1,120	55%
HealthPartners	$1,722	186%
Medica	$1,260	136%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$884

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 856), 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 Park Nicollet Methodist 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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