CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,047

about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $903–$1,223

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,026

About the fair price

about $21 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,047 This hospital $1,026 Cash price $2,908 Hospital's list price $14,989

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $125 Priciest $1,026

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 $1,047 (about 1.1× the $927 Medicare rate). Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville charges insurers about $1,026, or about $2,908 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Clarksville, 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	$886 - $2,179	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,341 - $2,683	253%
Aetnamajor	$961 - $3,388	104%
Cignamajor	$880 - $2,042	95%
Humanamajor	$933 - $3,298	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,753	189%
Amerigroup	$636 - $979	69%
Cigna HealthSpring	$951	103%
Devoted Health	$947	102%
Oscar Health	$2,433	263%
WellCare	$948 - $3,747	102%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$933 - $13,490

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

Excludes 11 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 2,908), 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 Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville 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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