CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Hospital District #1 of Rice County

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$548

about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $214–$1,361

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,079

Well above the fair price

about $531 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $548 This hospital $1,079 Cash price $1,210 Hospital's list price $1,613

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $168 Priciest $1,079

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $548 (about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Hospital District #1 of Rice County charges insurers about $1,079, or about $1,210 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Lyons, KS.

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 $548. 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$391 - $2,155	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,474	121%
Aetnamajor	$562 - $1,954	46%
Cignamajor	$684 - $2,380	56%
Ambetter (Centene)	$425 - $1,478	35%
HealthPartners	$684 - $2,380	56%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$391 - $1,929

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 1,210), 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 Hospital District #1 of Rice County 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Other Procedures at Hospital District #1 of Rice County

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other KS hospitals

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