CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,634

about 1.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $193–$4,243

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$190

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,444 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,634 This hospital $190

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $179 Priciest $190

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 $1,634 (about 1.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus charges insurers about $190 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lakewood, 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	$189 - $190	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$190 - $1,281	16%
Aetnamajor	$190	16%
Cignamajor	$190	16%
Humanamajor	$190	16%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$190	16%
Devoted Health	$190	16%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$190

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus 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 Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other CO hospitals

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