CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,486

about 1.6× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $1,017–$2,212

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,439

About the fair price

about $47 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,486 This hospital $1,439 Cash price $2,727 Hospital's list price $4,545

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $175 Priciest $1,439

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,486 (about 1.6× the $927 Medicare rate). University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC charges insurers about $1,439, or about $2,727 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$4,922	531%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,160 - $2,628	125%
Aetnamajor	$899 - $3,322	97%
Humanamajor	$1,214	131%
CareSource	$908 - $1,169	98%
Oscar Health	$1,619 - $2,590	175%
UniCare	$989	107%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$917 - $1,700

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 2,727), 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 University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC 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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