CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$912

about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $309–$1,944

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$871

About the fair price

about $41 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $912 This hospital $871 Cash price $1,633 Hospital's list price $4,082

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How this hospital compares to other UT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other UT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $304 Priciest $1,035

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $912 (about 1.0× the $950 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charges insurers about $871, or about $1,633 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Salt Lake City, UT.

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	$4,912	517%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$871 - $2,449	92%
Aetnamajor	$1,804 - $3,449	190%
Cignamajor	$1,181 - $3,266	124%
Humanamajor	$169	18%
Molina	$364 - $1,753	38%
SelectHealth	$2,702	284%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$147 - $4,801

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 1,633), 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 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake 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 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other UT hospitals

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