CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$938

about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $878–$1,845

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$941

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $938 This hospital $941 Cash price $634 Hospital's list price $1,057

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $200 Priciest $941

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $938 (about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate). Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $941, or about $634 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, GA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$896	94%
Aetnamajor	$914 - $1,389	96%
Humanamajor	$941	99%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,568	165%
Clover Health	$923	97%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,299

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 634), 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 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 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 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other GA hospitals

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