CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Genesis Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$268

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $156–$928

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$946

Well above the fair price

about $678 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $268 This hospital $946 Cash price $4,901 Hospital's list price $8,168

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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 $946

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $268 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Genesis Hospital charges insurers about $946, or about $4,901 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Zanesville, OH.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $268. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$66 - $3,398	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$946 - $6,292	102%
Aetnamajor	$946 - $3,692	102%
Cignamajor	$3,431 - $7,260	370%
Humanamajor	$946 - $2,001	102%
CareSource	$946 - $2,001	102%
HealthPartners	$3,431 - $7,260	370%
Medical Mutual	$2,765	298%
Molina	$828 - $1,661	89%
UniCare	$121	13%
UPMC Health Plan	$3,487	376%
WellCare	$946 - $2,001	102%
+ 97 smaller / regional plans	$66 - $7,260

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

Excludes 12 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 (about 4,901), 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 Genesis Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Genesis Hospital

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