CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$250

about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $101–$1,760

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$175

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $75 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $250 This hospital $175 Cash price $554 Hospital's list price $1,086

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $175 Priciest $499

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 $250 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $175, or about $554 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.

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	$142 - $1,086	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$125 - $1,086	13%
Aetnamajor	$134 - $1,086	14%
Cignamajor	$738 - $869	80%
Humanamajor	$125 - $188	13%
AmeriHealth	$128 - $151	14%
CareSource	$125 - $543	13%
Medical Mutual	$582 - $988	63%
Molina	$131 - $154	14%
WellCare	$141 - $188	15%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $1,032

Excludes 3 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 554), 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 Cincinnati Children's 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 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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