CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Metro Nashville General Hospital

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,074

about 0.9× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $332–$1,882

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$453

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $621 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,074 This hospital $453 Cash price $900 Hospital's list price $1,500

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $258 Priciest $1,100

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $1,074 (about 0.9× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Metro Nashville General Hospital charges insurers about $453, or about $900 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nashville, 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	$99 - $1,124	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$419 - $554	34%
Aetnamajor	$181 - $1,630	15%
Cignamajor	$181 - $1,124	15%
Humanamajor	$181 - $1,124	15%
Ambetter (Centene)	$253 - $1,574	21%
Amerigroup	$158 - $984	13%
UPMC Health Plan	$181 - $1,124	15%
WellCare	$181 - $1,124	15%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$118 - $1,911

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 900), 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 Metro Nashville General Hospital 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.

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Other Procedures at Metro Nashville General Hospital

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other TN hospitals

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