CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$692

about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $476–$894

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$495

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $197 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $692 This hospital $495 Cash price $518 Hospital's list price $2,074

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $125 Priciest $823

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $692 (about 0.7× the $927 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $495, or about $518 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$124 - $1,691	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$127 - $1,428	14%
Aetnamajor	$126 - $1,750	14%
Cignamajor	$127 - $1,666	14%
Humanamajor	$109 - $856	12%
Devoted Health	$133 - $890	14%
WellCare	$124 - $899	13%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$130 - $1,659

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 8 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 518), 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 University Health System, Inc 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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