CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: OHSU Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,046

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $779–$2,466

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$866

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $180 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,046 This hospital $866 Cash price $2,180 Hospital's list price $3,354

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $126 Priciest $866

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,046 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). OHSU Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $866, or about $2,180 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Portland, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$540 - $3,354	58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,410 - $2,821	152%
Aetnamajor	$550 - $2,616	59%
Cignamajor	$1,533 - $3,066	165%
Humanamajor	$509 - $1,080	55%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$407 - $2,368	44%
Health Net	$407 - $2,598	44%
Moda Health	$535 - $3,354	58%
Molina	$3,354	362%
Providence Health Plan	$611 - $3,354	66%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$407 - $2,609

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 2,180), 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 OHSU Hospital and Clinics 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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