CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$395

about 0.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $219–$1,698

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$360

About the fair price

about $35 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $395 This hospital $360 Cash price $3,339 Hospital's list price $3,339

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NY hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $192 Priciest $370

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 with biopsy is about $395 (about 0.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate). The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy charges insurers about $360, or about $3,339 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Malone, 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	$277 - $9,020	23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$196 - $3,815	16%
Aetnamajor	$186 - $3,202	15%
Humanamajor	$158 - $1,191	13%
Fidelis Care	$158 - $1,191	13%
MagnaCare	$2,364 - $2,978	193%
MVP Health Care	$158 - $1,743	13%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$269 - $3,497

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 3,339), 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 The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy 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 The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other NY hospitals

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