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.
Original text from hospital filings
INSERTION OF STOMACH TUBE USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $1.9k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 39% of the 2,242 hospitals reporting CPT 43246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 21 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 | Highmark all pla facility · case rate · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 2 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 3 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 4 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 5 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | $210 – $210 |
| 6 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $485 | $485 | — | — | 1–10 | $485 – $485 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $493 | $493 | $283 | 57% | — | $210 – $776 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $799 | $799 | — | — | — | $799 – $799 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 10 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 11 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 12 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 13 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 14 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 15 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 16 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 17 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 19 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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