Upper endoscopy with biopsy
Facility: St Joseph Medical Center
Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $2,088 (about 2.3× the $927 Medicare rate). St Joseph Medical Center charges insurers about $2,069 — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $1,073 - $3,530 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,095 - $3,033 | 118% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,095 - $4,676 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $5,920 | 639% |
| Humanamajor | $1,137 | 123% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $906 - $1,063 | 98% |
| Amerigroup | $1,158 | 125% |
| Molina | $1,148 - $2,040 | 124% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $1,035 - $3,210 |
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Other Procedures at St Joseph Medical Center
Compare: Upper endoscopy with biopsy at other WA hospitals
- Arbor Health Morton Hospital · Morton $124
- Newport Community Hospital · Newport $142
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $153
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $172
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $187
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $190
- Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $200
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $209
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.