CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Meeker Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$753

about 0.8× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $181–$1,503

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$528

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $225 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $753 This hospital $528 Cash price $544 Hospital's list price $850

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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 $528

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 $753 (about 0.8× the $927 Medicare rate). Meeker Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $528, or about $544 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Litchfield, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$391 - $663	42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$739 - $1,683	80%
Cignamajor	$528	57%
HealthPartners	$128 - $425	14%
Medica	$425	46%
Sanford Health Plan	$808	87%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$425

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 544), 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 Meeker Memorial 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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