CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: National Park Medical Center

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$903

about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $870–$1,225

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$867

About the fair price

about $36 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $903 This hospital $867 Cash price $3,139 Hospital's list price $10,462

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $170 Priciest $867

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $903 (about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate). National Park Medical Center charges insurers about $867, or about $3,139 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hot Springs, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$582 - $1,164	61%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$845 - $867	89%
Aetnamajor	$867	91%
Cignamajor	$1,978	208%
Humanamajor	$910	96%
Ambetter (Centene)	$972	102%
WellCare	$893	94%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$568 - $1,743

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 (about 3,139), 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: 45378.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm National Park Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 45378.
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

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Other Procedures at National Park Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other AR hospitals

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