CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy with biopsy

Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center

Billing Code: 45380 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$620
about 0.5× the $1,223 Medicare rate · typically $368–$963
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$967
Above the fair price
about $347 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $1,223 Fair price $620 This hospital $967 Cash price $5,087 Hospital's list price $5,087

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

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

Cheapest $270 Priciest $967

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Colonoscopy with biopsy is about $620 (about 0.5× the $1,223 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $967, or about $5,087 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.

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 $620. 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.

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 $338 - $5,057 28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $189 - $3,895 15%
Aetnamajor $185 - $4,426 15%
Cignamajor $967 - $4,813 79%
Humanamajor $181 - $2,071 15%
Harvard Pilgrim $850 - $4,070 70%
MVP Health Care $189 - $4,701 15%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $405 - $4,070
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: Box 547, Barre, VT 05641
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals