CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,648

about 1.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $1,150–$1,648

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,647

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,648 This hospital $1,647

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $171 Priciest $1,647

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $1,648 (about 1.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate). SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City charges insurers about $1,647 — about the fair price. Located in Jefferson City, MO.

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	$1,192 - $2,745	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,217	100%
Cignamajor	$1,778	145%
Humanamajor	$1,219	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,199 - $1,647	98%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$1,258 - $2,157

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: 45380.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City 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 SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other MO hospitals

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