CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Essentia Health Fosston

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,110

about 1.2× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $586–$1,110

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$906

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $204 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,110 This hospital $906 Cash price $2,287 Hospital's list price $3,095

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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 $906

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 $1,110 (about 1.2× the $927 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Fosston charges insurers about $906, or about $2,287 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fosston, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,548 - $2,801	167%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,548 - $2,698	167%
Aetnamajor	$2,631	284%
Cignamajor	$2,058	222%
HealthPartners	$1,204 - $2,058	130%
Medica	$1,232 - $2,789	133%
Sanford Health Plan	$1,327 - $1,397	143%
Security Health Plan	$1,548	167%
UCare	$1,548 - $2,037	167%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$874 - $2,697

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 2,287), 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 Essentia Health Fosston 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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