Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Egd Band Ligation Esophgeal/Gastric Varices
O'Fallon, MO
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Progress West Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 41% of the 2,090 hospitals reporting CPT 43244. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $441 | 33% | — | $882 – $1.8k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community case rate · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 4 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 5 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 6 | Aetna bjc hb medicare advantra pwc other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 7 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage pwc other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage pwc other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana pwc other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc pwc other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community case rate · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 14 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted pwc other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 15 | Medica bjc hb medicare wellfirst pwc other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 16 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community case rate · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 17 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | $784 | 33% | — | $1.6k – $3.1k |
| 18 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | $784 | 33% | — | $1.6k – $3.1k |
| 19 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | $853 | 33% | — | $1.7k – $3.4k |
| 21 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 22 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community case rate · both | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 23 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community case rate · both | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 24 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community case rate · both | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 25 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community case rate · both | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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