CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: F F Thompson Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$359

about 0.4× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $187–$1,001

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$310

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $49 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $359 This hospital $310 Cash price $1,484 Hospital's list price $1,847

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $175 Priciest $310

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 (diagnostic) is about $359 (about 0.4× the $950 Medicare rate). F F Thompson Hospital charges insurers about $310, or about $1,484 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Canandaigua, NY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$119 - $1,161	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $3,217	9%
Aetnamajor	$145 - $1,161	15%
Cignamajor	$223 - $2,714	23%
Humanamajor	$1,161	122%
CDPHP	$446 - $834	47%
Fidelis Care	$201 - $438	21%
Independent Health	$223 - $483	23%
MVP Health Care	$161 - $2,545	17%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,161

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 1,484), 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 F F Thompson 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 F F Thompson Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other NY hospitals

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