endoscopy
How much does a screening colonoscopy cost?
A colon cancer screening colonoscopy. Routinely recommended starting age 45.
Compare published hospital prices for screening colonoscopy, including cash prices, negotiated ranges, and related billing codes.
National average published cash price: $1,733; range $15 to $18,448 with a median around $1,334.
Preventive colonoscopy in an asymptomatic patient. Often covered at no cost-share when billed as screening.
Also known as: colon cancer screening, preventive colonoscopy, screening colonoscopy, screening colonoscopy cost
- Hospitals compared
- 2,117
- With cash prices
- 1,789
- With negotiated rates
- 5
Data last refreshed:
G0121 is average-risk screening; G0105 is high-risk. Insurance coverage differs from diagnostic colonoscopy.
Hospital-published charge for this screening code. Whether it represents the facility, the GI physician's professional fee, or a packaged price varies by hospital. Anesthesia is typically a separate code. Pathology charges only apply when tissue is removed (which converts the visit to a diagnostic colonoscopy under different billing rules).
Billing codes in this group
| System | Code | Description | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPCS | G0105 | High-risk screening colonoscopy | PRIMARY |
| HCPCS | G0121 | Average-risk screening colonoscopy | PRIMARY |
Hospital prices
| Hospital | Cash min | Cash median | Negotiated range | Payers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -Likely erroneous GARDNER, MA | $15 | $15 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITALLikely erroneous SAN JOSE, CA | $20 | $1,074 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITALLikely erroneous NOCONA, TX | $28 | $28 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
ADVENTIST HEALTH LODI MEMORIALLikely erroneous LODI, CA | $32 | $32 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL INCLikely erroneous DONALSONVILLE, GA | $36 | $40 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous AUBURN, NY | $37 | $37 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITALLikely erroneous AUBURN, NY | $37 | $37 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
LOS ROBLES HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERLikely erroneous THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $55 | $1,595 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
THOUSAND OAKS SURGICAL HOSPITALLikely erroneous | $55 | $1,595 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
SAINT HELENA, CA | $75 | $88 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
VALLEJO, CA | $75 | $88 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
DETROIT, MI | $77 | $77 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
SONORA, CA | $78 | $78 | 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 | |
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 |
DETROIT, MI | $93 | $93 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI | $93 | $93 | No negotiated data | No payer names published |
AUBURN, NE | $103 | $103 | 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 screening colonoscopy cost?
Nationally, hospitals in the cleartau dataset publish an average cash price of $1,733 for screening colonoscopy across 1,789 hospitals with cash prices. A colon cancer screening colonoscopy. Routinely recommended starting age 45. These figures are for the HCPCS screening codes comparison group. Published cash prices range from $15 to $18,448, with a median around $1,334. 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 screening colonoscopy price include?
Hospital-published charge for this screening code. Whether it represents the facility, the GI physician's professional fee, or a packaged price varies by hospital. Anesthesia is typically a separate code. Pathology charges only apply when tissue is removed (which converts the visit to a diagnostic colonoscopy under different billing rules).
Which billing codes are used for screening colonoscopy?
The current mapping includes G0105 (High-risk screening colonoscopy) and G0121 (Average-risk screening colonoscopy). These HCPCS 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.