CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Limestone Medical Center

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$765

about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $208–$1,705

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$710

About the fair price

about $55 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $765 This hospital $710 Cash price $957 Hospital's list price $1,595

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $100 Priciest $710

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $765 (about 0.8× the $950 Medicare rate). Limestone Medical Center charges insurers about $710, or about $957 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Groesbeck, TX.

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	$359 - $1,206	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$359 - $710	38%
Aetnamajor	$991 - $1,561	104%
Cignamajor	$867 - $1,366	91%
Humanamajor	$359 - $1,463	38%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 957), 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 Limestone Medical Center 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 Limestone Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other TX hospitals

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