CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$875

about 0.9× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $609–$956

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$779

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $96 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $875 This hospital $779 Cash price $544 Hospital's list price $2,174

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other TN hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $166 Priciest $861

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $875 (about 0.9× the $950 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $779, or about $544 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$85 - $1,522	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$85 - $1,428	9%
Aetnamajor	$84 - $1,750	9%
Cignamajor	$85 - $1,666	9%
Humanamajor	$85 - $832	9%
Devoted Health	$866	91%
WellCare	$874	92%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$87 - $1,739

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 8 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 544), 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 University Health System, Inc 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 University Health System, Inc

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other TN hospitals

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