CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$434

about 0.5× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $152–$1,357

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$156

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $278 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $434 This hospital $156 Cash price $819 Hospital's list price $964

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.

Cheapest $91 Priciest $381

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $434 (about 0.5× the $950 Medicare rate). Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $156, or about $819 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Malad City, ID.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$154	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$154 - $357	16%
Aetnamajor	$154 - $545	16%
PacificSource	$158	17%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$51 - $627

Excludes 2 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 819), 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 Nell J Redfield 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 Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other ID hospitals

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