CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,257

about 1.0× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $988–$1,609

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,393

About the fair price

about $136 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,257 This hospital $1,393 Cash price $2,070 Hospital's list price $2,587

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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 $192 Priciest $1,393

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $1,257 (about 1.0× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $1,393, or about $2,070 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cortland, NY.

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	$812 - $4,432	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$532 - $4,346	44%
Aetnamajor	$318 - $1,539	26%
Humanamajor	$1,395 - $1,547	114%
AmeriHealth	$293 - $1,539	24%
CDPHP	$1,292 - $5,339	106%
Fidelis Care	$795 - $2,587	65%
Geisinger	$296 - $1,395	24%
HealthPartners	$728 - $1,295	60%
MVP Health Care	$1,073 - $5,339	88%
UPMC Health Plan	$333 - $1,395	27%
WellCare	$1,292 - $5,339	106%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$243 - $4,272

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 2,070), 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 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center 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 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other NY hospitals

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