CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,361

about 1.5× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $785–$2,292

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,061

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $300 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $1,361 This hospital $1,061

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $100 Priciest $1,061

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $1,361 (about 1.5× the $927 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital charges insurers about $1,061 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in The Woodlands, TX.

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	$342 - $3,778	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$335 - $1,509	36%
Aetnamajor	$958 - $1,446	103%
Cignamajor	$939 - $7,221	101%
Humanamajor	$939 - $1,782	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,409	152%
Bright Health	$1,353	146%
Devoted Health	$1,005	108%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$676 - $3,052

Excludes 2 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, 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 CHI St Lukes Lakeside 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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