CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,178

about 1.2× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $711–$1,389

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,161

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $1,178 This hospital $1,161 Cash price $821 Hospital's list price $4,106

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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 $1,161

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $1,178 (about 1.2× the $950 Medicare rate). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca charges insurers about $1,161, or about $821 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ithaca, 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$3,737	393%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$842 - $3,201	89%
Aetnamajor	$1,161 - $3,149	122%
Cignamajor	$3,416	360%
Fidelis Care	$1,896	200%
Independent Health	$3,942	415%
Molina	$842 - $1,896	89%
WellCare	$1,254	132%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,111 - $3,819

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 821), 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

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