CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Veterans Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$811

about 0.7× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $232–$2,275

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,193

Above the fair price

about $382 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $811 This hospital $1,193 Cash price $2,994 Hospital's list price $5,253

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $165 Priciest $1,193

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $811 (about 0.7× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Veterans Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1,193, or about $2,994 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Waukon, IA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $811. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$2,259 - $4,465	185%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,086	89%
Aetnamajor	$3,509	287%
Humanamajor	$2,259 - $3,940	185%
Amerigroup	$1,223 - $2,259	100%
Medica	$2,259 - $4,181	185%
Molina	$2,259 - $2,679	185%
Quartz	$2,259 - $3,940	185%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,259 - $2,679

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 2,994), 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 Veterans Memorial Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Veterans Memorial Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other IA hospitals

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