CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Stillwater Billings Clinic

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$272

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $181–$1,391

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$234

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $38 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $272 This hospital $234 Cash price $624 Hospital's list price $624

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $216 Priciest $964

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $272 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Stillwater Billings Clinic charges insurers about $234, or about $624 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbus, MT.

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	$219 - $823	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$134 - $866	14%
Aetnamajor	$238 - $840	26%
Cignamajor	$234 - $823	25%
Humanamajor	$132 - $595	14%
PacificSource	$237 - $823	26%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans	$132 - $1,212

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 624), 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 Stillwater Billings Clinic 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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