Upper endoscopy with biopsy
Facility: Saint Vincent Hospital
Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $269 (about 0.3× the $927 Medicare rate). Saint Vincent Hospital charges insurers about $238, or about $69 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Erie, 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
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 | $215 - $27,552 | 23% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $119 - $1,608 | 13% |
| Aetnamajor | $163 - $2,077 | 18% |
| Cignamajor | $218 - $2,176 | 24% |
| Humanamajor | $1,081 | 117% |
| AmeriHealth | $156 - $1,071 | 17% |
| Geisinger | $215 - $450 | 23% |
| Medical Mutual | $2,176 | 235% |
| Molina | $1,112 | 120% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $112 - $1,560 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Vincent Hospital
Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other PA hospitals
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $147
- Titusville Area Hospital · Titusville $161
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $166
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $168
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $210
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $218
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $218
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $218
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.