CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$907
about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $740–$2,090
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$890
About the fair price
about $17 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $927 Fair price $907 This hospital $890 Cash price $1,767 Hospital's list price $6,094

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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 $890

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 $907 (about 1.0× the $927 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $890, or about $1,767 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 $890 - $3,815 96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $756 - $3,890 82%
Aetnamajor $899 - $3,662 97%
Cignamajor $3,739 404%
Humanamajor $899 97%
AmeriHealth $756 - $890 82%
Cigna HealthSpring $899 97%
Geisinger $801 - $4,061 86%
HealthPartners $828 - $908 89%
UPMC Health Plan $908 - $4,502 98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $832 - $1,112
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2160 State Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals