CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$667

about 0.5× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $219–$1,867

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,108

Above the fair price

about $441 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $667 This hospital $1,108 Cash price $1,650 Hospital's list price $1,650

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $174 Priciest $1,108

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $667 (about 0.5× the $1,223 Medicare rate). PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi charges insurers about $1,108, or about $1,650 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Corpus Christi, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $667. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,108	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,108 - $1,196	91%
Aetnamajor	$184 - $1,108	15%
Cignamajor	$1,108	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,108	91%
Health Net	$990 - $1,108	81%
Healthcare Highways	$908	74%
WellCare	$1,108	91%
WellMed	$1,108	91%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$429 - $1,661

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 1,650), 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 PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi

Compare: Colonoscopy with biopsy at other TX hospitals

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