CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Geisinger-Community Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$933
about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $541–$933
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$935
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $927 Fair price $933 This hospital $935 Cash price $2,734 Hospital's list price $4,409

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $147 Priciest $935

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $933 (about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Community Medical Center charges insurers about $935, or about $2,734 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scranton, PA.

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 $7,139 770%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $343 - $4,784 37%
Aetnamajor $972 - $2,601 105%
Cignamajor $1,944 210%
Humanamajor $945 102%
Ambetter (Centene) $3,056 330%
AmeriHealth $171 18%
Geisinger $153 - $2,663 17%
Health Net $2,584 279%
HealthPartners $178 19%
UPMC Health Plan $175 - $186 19%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $926 - $3,968
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1822 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals