CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$911

about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $714–$1,259

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$897

About the fair price

about $14 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $911 This hospital $897

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $159 Priciest $897

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $911 (about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate). Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital charges insurers about $897 — about the fair price. Located in Louisville, KY.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$1,339	141%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$855 - $2,274	90%
Cignamajor	$855	90%
Humanamajor	$760 - $855	80%
Devoted Health	$840 - $897	88%
UniCare	$897	94%
WellCare	$1,120	118%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$800 - $1,440

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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: 45378.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth 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 Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other KY hospitals

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