CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,898

about 1.6× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $290–$3,508

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,283

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $615 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,898 This hospital $1,283 Cash price $2,016 Hospital's list price $5,761

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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 $179 Priciest $1,283

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $1,898 (about 1.6× the $1,223 Medicare rate). University of Colorado Hospital Authority charges insurers about $1,283, or about $2,016 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Aurora, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$1,149 - $2,917	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,071 - $3,388	88%
Aetnamajor	$1,185 - $6,574	97%
Cignamajor	$1,185 - $2,993	97%
Humanamajor	$1,185	97%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,185 - $3,383	97%
Devoted Health	$1,185	97%
SelectHealth	$1,185 - $2,170	97%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,185 - $3,053

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,016), 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 University of Colorado Hospital Authority 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.

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Other Procedures at University of Colorado Hospital Authority

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