CMS Price Transparency Data

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Billing Code: 43239 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$536

about 0.6× the $927 Medicare rate · typically $264–$844

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$538

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $927 Fair price $536 This hospital $538 Cash price $892 Hospital's list price $1,784

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

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

Cheapest $99 Priciest $538

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

A fair price for a Upper endoscopy with biopsy is about $536 (about 0.6× the $927 Medicare rate). Weirton Medical Center, Inc charges insurers about $538, or about $892 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Weirton, WV.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$944	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$206 - $892	22%
Aetnamajor	$210 - $909	23%
Humanamajor	$909	98%
AmeriHealth	$149	16%
HealthPartners	$187	20%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$149 - $866

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 892), 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 Weirton Medical Center, 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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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.