CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Hillcrest Hospital

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$847

about 0.9× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $524–$1,055

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$845

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $847 This hospital $845 Cash price $2,445 Hospital's list price $3,762

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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 $845

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 $847 (about 0.9× the $950 Medicare rate). Hillcrest Hospital charges insurers about $845, or about $2,445 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mayfield Heights, 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	$754 - $4,831	79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$699 - $2,413	74%
Aetnamajor	$845 - $4,001	89%
Cignamajor	$871 - $1,798	92%
Humanamajor	$845 - $3,198	89%
AmeriHealth	$873	92%
CareSource	$849	89%
Devoted Health	$845	89%
Molina	$833	88%
Oscar Health	$1,133 - $1,446	119%
Paramount	$817	86%
UniCare	$887	93%
UPMC Health Plan	$845 - $2,257	89%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$793 - $3,386

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,445), 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 Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other OH hospitals

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