CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,026

about 0.8× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $328–$2,028

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,039

Well above the fair price

about $1,013 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,026 This hospital $2,039

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AK hospitals

On the higher side — 5 of 6 other AK hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $724 Priciest $6,160

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 AK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $1,026 (about 0.8× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $2,039 — well above the fair price. Located in Anchorage, AK.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,026. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,268 - $4,465	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,166 - $2,129	95%
Aetnamajor	$1,202 - $4,573	98%
Cignamajor	$2,914 - $4,711	238%
Baylor Scott & White	$948 - $1,570	78%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,262 - $3,218

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, 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: 45380.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 45380.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other AK hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.