CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Fairview Bethesda Hospital

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$513

about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $250–$1,137

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$627

Above the fair price

about $114 over the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $513 This hospital $627 Cash price $1,131 Hospital's list price $2,821

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $169 Priciest $627

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $513 (about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Fairview Bethesda Hospital charges insurers about $627, or about $1,131 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Saint Paul, MN.

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 $513. 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.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$181 - $2,044	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$153 - $2,109	13%
HealthPartners	$133 - $2,787	11%
Medica	$143 - $2,588	12%
Sanford Health Plan	$181 - $2,108	15%
Security Health Plan	$181 - $2,684	15%
UCare	$136 - $2,697	11%
WellCare	$181 - $1,174	15%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$133 - $3,221

Excludes 4 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 1,131), 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 Fairview Bethesda Hospital 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 ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Fairview Bethesda Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other MN hospitals

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