CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,067

about 1.2× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $396–$1,439

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,198

About the fair price

about $131 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,067 This hospital $1,198 Hospital's list price $3,435

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $110 Priciest $1,198

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,067 (about 1.2× the $927 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $1,198 — about the fair price. Located in West Islip, NY.

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	$1,040 - $3,965	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,087 - $3,965	117%
Aetnamajor	$1,109 - $4,731	120%
Cignamajor	$2,233 - $3,824	241%
Humanamajor	$1,132	122%
AmeriHealth	$3,902	421%
Cigna HealthSpring	$1,109	120%
Fidelis Care	$1,040 - $2,341	112%
Independent Health	$1,040 - $1,109	112%
MVP Health Care	$1,040 - $3,824	112%
Oscar Health	$1,408	152%
UniCare	$2,233	241%
WellCare	$1,220	132%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$286 - $4,731

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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, 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 Good Samaritan Hospital 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 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

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