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How much does a diagnostic colonoscopy cost?
A colonoscopy ordered to investigate symptoms or follow up on a prior finding.
Compare published hospital prices for diagnostic colonoscopy, including cash prices, negotiated ranges, and related billing codes.
National average published cash price: $2,215; range $27 to $58,404 with a median around $1,601.
Colonoscopy for symptoms or follow-up. Billed differently from screening colonoscopy and not necessarily covered at no cost-share.
Also known as: colonoscopy, colonoscopy cost, diagnostic colonoscopy, how much does a colonoscopy cost
- Hospitals compared
- 2,589
- With cash prices
- 2,198
- With negotiated rates
- 5
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Base diagnostic colonoscopy. Add-on procedures (biopsy, polyp removal) are billed separately.
Hospital-published charge for the base diagnostic colonoscopy code. Whether it represents the facility, the GI physician's professional fee, or a packaged price varies by hospital. Anesthesia is typically separate. If a polyp is found and removed, expect an additional charge under a different CPT.
Billing codes in this group
| System | Code | Description | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPT | 45378 | — | PRIMARY |
Hospital prices
| Hospital | Cash min | Cash median | Negotiated range | Payers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous DADEVILLE, AL | $27 | $27 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous WETUMPKA, AL | $27 | $27 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITALLikely erroneous NOCONA, TX | $28 | $28 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
LOS ROBLES HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERLikely erroneous THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $31 | $31 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
THOUSAND OAKS SURGICAL HOSPITALLikely erroneous | $31 | $31 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALLikely erroneous SAN JOSE, CA | $71 | $71 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous AUBURN, NY | $75 | $75 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous AUBURN, NY | $75 | $75 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITALLikely erroneous DETROIT, MI | $77 | $77 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
LODI, CA | $84 | $84 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
HANFORD, CA | $87 | $87 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
REEDLEY, CA | $87 | $87 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
TULARE, CA | $87 | $87 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
| $87 | $87 | No negotiated data | No payer names published | |
SAINT HELENA, CA | $90 | $90 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
VALLEJO, CA | $90 | $90 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DETROIT, MI | $90 | $90 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DETROIT, MI | $92 | $92 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
ERIE, PA | $92 | $92 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
SONORA, CA | $93 | $93 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DETROIT, MI | $93 | $93 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI | $93 | $93 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
SEMINOLE, TX | $97 | $97 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
| $105 | $105 | No negotiated data | No payer names published | |
WESTFIELD, NY | $113 | $113 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
On this page: cash price for 25/25, negotiated rates for 0/25, payer names published for 0/25 hospitals. 9 flagged as likely incomplete or erroneous.
Common questions
How much does a diagnostic colonoscopy cost?
Nationally, hospitals in the cleartau dataset publish an average cash price of $2,215 for diagnostic colonoscopy across 2,198 hospitals with cash prices. A colonoscopy ordered to investigate symptoms or follow up on a prior finding. These figures are for the Outpatient CPT comparison group. Published cash prices range from $27 to $58,404, with a median around $1,601. Use the table to compare hospitals, cash prices, negotiated rates, and coverage. Actual patient responsibility can vary by insurance benefits, deductible status, setting, and separate professional or ancillary bills.
What does the diagnostic colonoscopy price include?
Outpatient CPT: Hospital-published charge for the base diagnostic colonoscopy code. Whether it represents the facility, the GI physician's professional fee, or a packaged price varies by hospital. Anesthesia is typically separate. If a polyp is found and removed, expect an additional charge under a different CPT. With biopsy / polypectomy: Hospital-published charge for this CPT code. Whether it represents the facility, the GI physician's professional fee, or a packaged price varies by hospital. Pathology lab fees for examining removed tissue typically arrive as a separate bill.
Which billing codes are used for diagnostic colonoscopy?
The current mapping includes 45378, 45380 (With biopsy) and 45385 (With snare polypectomy). These CPT codes are grouped only when they describe the same clinical comparison. If the page has multiple tabs, switch tabs before comparing prices because outpatient, inpatient, and severity-based bundles can mean different things.