CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$740

about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $575–$1,273

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$575

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $165 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $740 This hospital $575 Cash price $870 Hospital's list price $1,087

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $174 Priciest $575

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $740 (about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate). San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $575, or about $870 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Alamosa, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumana

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
Aetnamajor	$136 - $951	14%
Cignamajor	$1,033	109%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$981	103%
Presbyterian	$2,207	232%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$169 - $1,033

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 870), 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 San Luis Valley Regional 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.

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Other Procedures at San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other CO hospitals

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