CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Stevens Community Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,076

about 0.9× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $254–$1,784

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$228

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $848 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,076 This hospital $228 Cash price $720 Hospital's list price $960

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $169 Priciest $370

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 with biopsy is about $1,076 (about 0.9× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Stevens Community Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $228, or about $720 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Morris, MN.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$262 - $745	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$260 - $595	21%
Humanamajor	$169 - $365	14%
HealthPartners	$322	26%
Medica	$195 - $756	16%

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 (about 720), 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 Stevens Community Medical Center Inc 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.

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Other Procedures at Stevens Community Medical Center Inc

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other MN hospitals

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