CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: McLaren Northern Michigan

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$295

about 0.3× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $197–$715

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$292

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $295 This hospital $292 Cash price $769 Hospital's list price $1,538

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $138 Priciest $292

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $295 (about 0.3× the $950 Medicare rate). McLaren Northern Michigan charges insurers about $292, or about $769 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Petoskey, MI.

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	$325	34%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$292 - $898	31%
Aetnamajor	$233	25%
Humanamajor	$163 - $889	17%
Priority Health	$276	29%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$179 - $889

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 (about 769), 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 McLaren Northern Michigan 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 McLaren Northern Michigan

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other MI hospitals

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