CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Lower Umpqua Hospital District

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$454

about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $209–$1,934

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$329

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $125 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $454 This hospital $329 Cash price $1,450 Hospital's list price $2,684

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $168 Priciest $448

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $454 (about 0.4× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Lower Umpqua Hospital District charges insurers about $329, or about $1,450 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Reedsport, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$329 - $3,242	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$356 - $3,458	29%
Cignamajor	$303 - $3,026	25%
Health Net	$186 - $3,386	15%

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 1,450), 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 Lower Umpqua Hospital District 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Lower Umpqua Hospital District

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other OR hospitals

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