CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Houston Methodist West Hospital

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,644

about 1.3× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $1,296–$1,821

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $1,644 Cash price $896 Hospital's list price $1,791

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$1,226 - $3,894	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,202 - $2,049	98%
Aetnamajor	$1,220 - $3,081	100%
Cignamajor	$1,238 - $4,074	101%
Humanamajor	$2,214	181%
Molina	$1,262 - $2,404	103%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$1,286 - $4,808

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 896), 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 Houston Methodist West 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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