CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Lexington Medical Center

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,054

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $914–$1,515

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,052

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,054 This hospital $1,052 Cash price $11,113 Hospital's list price $11,113

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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 $1,052

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $1,054 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Lexington Medical Center charges insurers about $1,052, or about $11,113 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Columbia, 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	$2,192	237%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$856 - $5,369	92%
Aetnamajor	$938	101%
Cignamajor	$15,483	1671%
Humanamajor	$929	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,578	170%
Molina	$1,052 - $3,077	114%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$921 - $4,908

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 11,113), 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 Lexington Medical Center 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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