CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$738

about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $487–$1,414

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What this hospital charges insurers

$738

About the fair price

0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $738 This hospital $738 Cash price $660 Hospital's list price $1,016

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $139 Priciest $738

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $738 (about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $738, or about $660 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Akron, OH.

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	$89 - $4,831	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$173 - $2,249	18%
Aetnamajor	$173 - $1,402	18%
Cignamajor	$247 - $868	26%
Humanamajor	$173 - $842	18%
AmeriHealth	$103 - $812	11%
CareSource	$98 - $738	10%
Molina	$103 - $775	11%
Oscar Health	$168 - $374	18%
UniCare	$181	19%
UPMC Health Plan	$790	83%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$93 - $2,475

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 660), 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 Akron General Medical Center 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 Akron General Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other OH hospitals

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