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Screening colonoscopy, average risk in Ohio

HCPCS G0121 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $1,071 to $2,443 at the 7 Ohio hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$2,110typical cash price
$2,764typical commercial insurer rate
$1.1k–$2.4kcash price range, 4 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Metrohealth System
$1,071
Bethesda North
$1,850
Cleveland Clinic
$2,371
Riverside Methodist Hospital
$2,443

Ohio typical cash price: $2,110

Ohio hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Metrohealth SystemCleveland$3,060$1,071$1,913$1,302–$2,758 · 15 plans
Bethesda NorthCincinnati$2,466$1,850$2,229$1,144–$2,653 · 13 plans
Cleveland ClinicCleveland$3,647$2,371$2,371$1,169–$3,282 · 54 plans
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus$3,758$2,443$3,714only 1 plan
Kettering Health Main CampusKettering––$3,158$1,379–$8,387 · 13 plans
Kettering Health MiamisburgMiamisburg––$3,223$1,404–$8,387 · 13 plans
Miami Valley HospitalDayton––$4,067$1,452–$4,067 · 12 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does screening colonoscopy, average risk cost at a hospital in Ohio?

At 4 Ohio hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for screening colonoscopy, average risk is $2,110, and most charge between $1,305 and $2,421. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $2,764. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for screening colonoscopy, average risk?

At 2 of the 3 hospitals in Ohio that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in Ohio has the lowest cash price for screening colonoscopy, average risk?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $1,071 at Metrohealth System. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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