CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$616

about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $418–$913

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$545

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $71 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $616 This hospital $545 Cash price $825 Hospital's list price $2,032

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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 $545

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 $616 (about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate). M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center charges insurers about $545, or about $825 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Minneapolis, MN.

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	$103 - $3,500	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$106 - $1,587	11%
Aetnamajor	$108 - $2,230	12%
Cignamajor	$89 - $1,837	10%
Humanamajor	$103 - $2,132	11%
HealthPartners	$92 - $2,843	10%
Medica	$99 - $2,467	11%
Sanford Health Plan	$93 - $1,932	10%
Security Health Plan	$116 - $2,460	13%
UCare	$94 - $2,145	10%
WellCare	$125 - $933	13%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $2,952

Excludes 4 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 825), 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 M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center 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 M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other MN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.