CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: The Children's Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$324

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $177–$1,767

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$334

About the fair price

about $10 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $324 This hospital $334 Cash price $906 Hospital's list price $1,887

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $118 Priciest $334

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $324 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). The Children's Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $334, or about $906 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kansas City, MO.

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	$299 - $2,250	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$289 - $2,204	31%
Aetnamajor	$292 - $2,204	32%
Cignamajor	$353 - $2,070	38%
Humanamajor	$277 - $1,981	30%
Health Net	$588 - $2,204	63%
HealthLink	$170 - $2,622	18%
Medica	$463 - $1,737	50%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$183 - $2,532

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 906), 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 The Children's Mercy 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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Other Procedures at The Children's Mercy Hospital

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other MO hospitals

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