CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$327

about 0.3× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $211–$768

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$211

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $116 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $327 This hospital $211 Cash price $281 Hospital's list price $330

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $90 Priciest $262

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 $327 (about 0.3× the $950 Medicare rate). Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber charges insurers about $211, or about $281 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Windber, 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

✓ 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	$132 - $1,345	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$42 - $1,778	4%
Aetnamajor	$56 - $891	6%
Cignamajor	$57 - $356	6%
Humanamajor	$56 - $891	6%
AmeriHealth	$56 - $891	6%
Geisinger	$150 - $1,495	16%
UPMC Health Plan	$56 - $1,653	6%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$56 - $906

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 281), 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 Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber 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 Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other PA hospitals

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