CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,013

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $958–$1,308

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$956

About the fair price

about $57 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,013 This hospital $956 Cash price $1,901 Hospital's list price $2,925

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $178 Priciest $956

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,013 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $956, or about $1,901 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Seneca, SC.

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	$450 - $4,399	49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$326 - $2,310	35%
Aetnamajor	$970 - $2,311	105%
Cignamajor	$924 - $2,030	100%
Humanamajor	$942 - $2,049	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,699	183%
Molina	$1,016	110%
MVP Health Care	$2,030	219%
WellCare	$970	105%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$389 - $4,399

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,901), 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 Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital 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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