CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Charleston Area Medical Center

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$235

about 0.2× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $215–$865

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$242

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $235 This hospital $242 Cash price $1,711 Hospital's list price $1,711

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other WV hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $107 Priciest $523

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV 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 (diagnostic) is about $235 (about 0.2× the $950 Medicare rate). Charleston Area Medical Center charges insurers about $242, or about $1,711 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, WV.

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	$350 - $1,726	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$233 - $1,606	25%
Aetnamajor	$138 - $1,726	15%
Cignamajor	$1,122 - $1,638	118%
CareSource	$525 - $1,761	55%
UniCare	$138 - $242	15%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$138 - $1,726

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 1,711), 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 Charleston Area 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 Charleston Area Medical Center

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other WV hospitals

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