Upper endoscopy with biopsy
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $876 (about 0.9× the $927 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $866, or about $4,370 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
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
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 | $714 - $5,331 | 77% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $542 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $874 - $9,711 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $10,027 - $16,995 | 1082% |
| Humanamajor | $3,702 | 400% |
| CareSource | $729 | 79% |
| Devoted Health | $866 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $18,209 | 1965% |
| Molina | $772 - $1,345 | 83% |
| WellCare | $880 | 95% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $521 - $18,209 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region
Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other MS hospitals
- Field Health System · Centreville $86
- Wayne General Hospital · Waynesboro $116
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $134
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $309
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $345
- Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $361
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $630
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $714
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.