CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Atrium Health Lincoln

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$339

about 0.4× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $205–$672

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$297

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $42 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $339 This hospital $297

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $133 Priciest $358

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $339 (about 0.4× the $927 Medicare rate). Atrium Health Lincoln charges insurers about $297 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lincolnton, NC.

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	$131 - $926	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$358 - $471	39%
Aetnamajor	$130 - $910	14%
Cignamajor	$126 - $924	14%
Humanamajor	$129 - $897	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$236	25%
AmeriHealth	$134	14%
WellCare	$134	14%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$133 - $1,099

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, 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 Atrium Health Lincoln 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 Atrium Health Lincoln

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other NC hospitals

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