Colonoscopy (diagnostic)
Facility: West Penn Hospital
Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $279 (about 0.3× the $950 Medicare rate). West Penn Hospital charges insurers about $271, or about $138 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, PA.
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
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 | $262 - $3,078 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $80 - $2,226 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $217 - $2,903 | 23% |
| Cignamajor | $290 - $2,910 | 31% |
| Humanamajor | $930 | 98% |
| AmeriHealth | $190 - $921 | 20% |
| Geisinger | $262 - $709 | 28% |
| Medical Mutual | $2,910 | 306% |
| Molina | $956 | 101% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $86 - $877 |
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Other Procedures at West Penn Hospital
Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other PA hospitals
- St Mary Medical Center · Langhorne $90
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $181
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $201
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $204
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $211
- Titusville Area Hospital · Titusville $226
- Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents · Philadelphia $244
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $253
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.