Upper endoscopy with biopsy
Facility: Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center
Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $991 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center charges insurers about $1,007, or about $2,084 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brainerd, MN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $1,007 - $2,356 | 109% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,007 - $3,351 | 109% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,632 | 284% |
| Cignamajor | $2,276 | 246% |
| HealthPartners | $1,007 - $2,276 | 109% |
| Medica | $978 - $2,254 | 106% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $1,328 - $1,398 | 143% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,007 | 109% |
| UCare | $1,007 - $2,037 | 109% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $874 - $3,129 |
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Other Procedures at Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center
Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other MN hospitals
- Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital · Ely $118
- Chippewa County Hospital · Montevideo $118
- Windom Area Health · Windom $127
- Perham Health · Perham $136
- North Memorial Health Hospital · Robbinsdale $153
- Stevens Community Medical Center Inc · Morris $160
- Lakewood Health System · Staples $189
- St Lukes Hospital · Duluth $226
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.