# Colonoscopy, diagnostic in GA

Billing code `45378`. Prices for this code at 68 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/colonoscopy-diagnostic

HC COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD

**Where this is done matters more than which hospital:** Colonoscopy, diagnostic is a procedure a doctor's office can perform, and Medicare pays about 3.0x more for it at a hospital outpatient department than in an office. Every price below is a hospital's, and excludes the doctor's separate bill. Do not quote these as the cost of the procedure without saying which setting they describe.

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 39 publish a facility charge; 9 publish both, mixed together; 20 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $414 |
| Typical | $1,746 |
| Dearest tenth | $3,349 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 8-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | see split | $220 | $81 | $5,533 | $58 | $562 | 1,488 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | see split | $4,480 | $81 | $5,700 | $58 | $4,480 | 1,672 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $2,765 | $145 | $8,864 | $58 | $9,990 | 1,772 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $2,120 | $198 | not published | $99 | $2,664 | 32 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $902 | $172 | not published | $86 | $5,479 | 41 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $1,296 | $165 | not published | $165 | $4,275 | 64 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $414 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $414 | $83 | $50,000 | 497 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $414 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $414 | $70 | $50,000 | 497 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $4,078 | $353 | not published | $291 | $9,898 | 235 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $576 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $414 | $168 | $50,000 | 223 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $578 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $414 | $168 | $50,000 | 224 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $580 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $414 | $168 | $50,000 | 225 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $1,241 | $172 | not published | $86 | $5,079 | 49 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $811 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $100 | $1,700 | 12 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $823 | $823 | not mentioned | $11,629 | $815 | $1,222 | 30 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $856 | $856 | not mentioned | not published | $815 | $1,426 | 7 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $892 | $892 | not mentioned | $3,968 | $645 | $1,054 | 4 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $911 | $911 | not mentioned | not published | $888 | $2,500 | 16 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $941 | $941 | not mentioned | not published | $896 | $1,568 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $956 | $956 | not mentioned | $1,670 | $928 | $1,021 | 25 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $956 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $928 | $670 | $2,297 | 123 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $973 | $973 | not mentioned | $3,968 | $811 | $1,216 | 3 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $1,204 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,228 | $594 | $2,703 | 19 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | see split | $2,014 | $391 | $6,597 | $281 | $2,634 | 30 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $1,325 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,076 | $1,267 | $4,496 | 13 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $1,417 | $1,417 | not mentioned | not published | $926 | $2,246 | 11 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $1,507 | $1,507 | not mentioned | not published | $866 | $2,246 | 8 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $1,531 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,531 | $306 | $1,531 | 44 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $1,552 | $1,552 | not mentioned | not published | $815 | $4,714 | 22 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $1,586 | $1,586 | not mentioned | $3,215 | $305 | $12,618 | 41 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $1,627 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $167 | $2,470 | 21 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $1,693 | $1,693 | not mentioned | not published | $915 | $5,272 | 14 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $1,710 | $1,710 | not mentioned | not published | $933 | $5,272 | 14 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $1,732 | $1,732 | not mentioned | not published | $936 | $5,272 | 13 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $1,746 | $1,746 | not mentioned | not published | $265 | $4,243 | 16 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $1,747 | $1,747 | not mentioned | not published | $945 | $5,272 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $1,747 | $1,747 | not mentioned | not published | $945 | $5,272 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $1,747 | $1,747 | not mentioned | not published | $945 | $5,272 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $1,747 | $1,747 | not mentioned | not published | $945 | $5,272 | 13 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $1,766 | $1,766 | not mentioned | not published | $833 | $5,346 | 13 |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | HOMERVILLE | not rated | $1,962 | $1,962 | not mentioned | $1,032 | $1,652 | $2,065 | 36 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $1,976 | $1,976 | not mentioned | not published | $815 | $5,217 | 24 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $1,976 | $1,976 | not mentioned | not published | $815 | $5,217 | 24 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $2,106 | $2,106 | not mentioned | $11,629 | $2,106 | $2,106 | 1 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $2,120 | $2,120 | not mentioned | $1,094 | $1,914 | $2,325 | 2 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $2,175 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,362 | $783 | $3,922 | 25 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $2,219 | $2,219 | not mentioned | $1,544 | $2,114 | $5,392 | 3 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $2,246 | $2,246 | not mentioned | not published | $967 | $5,045 | 13 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $2,400 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,400 | $3,745 | 9 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $2,500 | $2,500 | not mentioned | not published | $2,500 | $2,500 | 1 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $2,789 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,656 | $1,446 | $4,117 | 40 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $2,844 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,844 | $1,030 | $4,408 | 17 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $2,912 | $2,912 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $933 | $5,346 | 17 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $3,051 | $3,051 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $933 | $5,346 | 19 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $3,051 | $3,051 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $945 | $5,346 | 19 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $3,051 | $3,051 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $945 | $5,346 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $3,051 | $3,051 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $945 | $5,346 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $3,051 | $3,051 | not mentioned | $3,992 | $933 | $5,346 | 19 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $3,132 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $7,512 | 195 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $3,224 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $7,512 | 209 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $3,348 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $17,850 | 133 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $3,353 | $3,353 | not mentioned | not published | $1,694 | $5,272 | 6 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $3,633 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 227 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $4,289 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 166 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $5,306 | $5,306 | not mentioned | not published | $815 | $14,322 | 10 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $8,563 | $8,563 | not mentioned | not published | $915 | $14,322 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $8,563 | $8,563 | not mentioned | not published | $965 | $14,322 | 9 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $8,563 | $8,563 | not mentioned | not published | $933 | $14,322 | 9 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 8 of the 31 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 23 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $259 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 7,898 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

3 of these 68 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jeff Davis Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in digestive health

- [Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/upper-endoscopy-egd-with-biopsy) -- 92 hospitals, typically $2,106
- [Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/upper-endoscopy-egd-diagnostic) -- 92 hospitals, typically $1,786
- [Colonoscopy with biopsy](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/colonoscopy-with-biopsy) -- 90 hospitals, typically $2,246
- [Colonoscopy with polyp removal (snare)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/colonoscopy-with-polyp-removal-snare) -- 90 hospitals, typically $2,246
- [Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/gallbladder-removal-laparoscopic) -- 69 hospitals, typically $5,799
- [Groin hernia repair, age 5 and over](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/groin-hernia-repair-age-5-and-over) -- 67 hospitals, typically $3,547
- [Colonoscopy with ultrasound](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/colonoscopy-with-ultrasound) -- 63 hospitals, typically $3,011
- [Tonsil and adenoid removal, under age 12](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/tonsil-and-adenoid-removal-under-age-12) -- 53 hospitals, typically $5,997

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.