Upper endoscopy with biopsy
Facility: UPMC St Margaret
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.
⚠ 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 $889 (about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate). UPMC St Margaret charges insurers about $952, or about $4,158 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, 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 | $163 | 18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $220 - $4,394 | 24% |
| Aetnamajor | $939 - $2,772 | 101% |
| Cignamajor | $1,940 - $2,772 | 209% |
| Humanamajor | $5,890 | 636% |
| AmeriHealth | $232 | 25% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $163 - $1,040 | 18% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $253 - $5,544 |
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Other Procedures at UPMC St Margaret
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.