CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Hermann Area District Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$438

about 0.5× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $180–$1,617

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$451

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $438 This hospital $451 Cash price $818 Hospital's list price $1,363

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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 $158 Priciest $451

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $438 (about 0.5× the $950 Medicare rate). Hermann Area District Hospital charges insurers about $451, or about $818 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hermann, 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✓ 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	$459 - $581	48%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$459 - $1,126	48%
Aetnamajor	$603 - $1,314	63%
Humanamajor	$591 - $609	62%
Ambetter (Centene)	$442 - $974	47%
HealthLink	$873 - $899	92%
WellCare	$603 - $621	63%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$426 - $1,245

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 818), 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 Hermann Area District 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 Hermann Area District Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other MO hospitals

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