CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Palisades Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,313

about 1.4× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $1,072–$2,205

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,204

About the fair price

about $109 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,313 This hospital $1,204 Cash price $1,104 Hospital's list price $4,106

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $623 Priciest $1,204

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,313 (about 1.4× the $927 Medicare rate). Palisades Medical Center charges insurers about $1,204, or about $1,104 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Bergen, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,159 - $7,538	125%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,104	119%
Aetnamajor	$702 - $7,770	76%
Cignamajor	$2,967 - $3,320	320%
Amerigroup	$1,104	119%
AmeriHealth	$3,438 - $3,837	371%
Clover Health	$739	80%
WellCare	$1,104	119%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$290 - $16,802

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 1,104), 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 Palisades Medical Center 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 Palisades Medical Center

Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other NJ hospitals

St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $623
Inspira Medical Center Vineland · Vineland $1,020
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill · Elmer $1,020
Newton Medical Center · Newton $1,024
AHS Hospital Corp · Hackettstown $1,024
Capital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton $1,025
Centrastate Medical Center · Freehold $1,038
Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $1,039

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