Colonoscopy cost in Bakersfield, CA without insurance
In the Bakersfield-Delano, CA area, the median cash price for Colonoscopy is $5,778.92 across 2 hospitals. The lowest, $4,557.84, is at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (Ridgecrest). The US median is $1,743.50.
A colonoscopy examines the whole colon with a flexible camera, and one procedure usually produces several bills: the facility, the gastroenterologist, anesthesia, and pathology if tissue is removed. The key price detail is that a planned exam can become a biopsy (45380) or polyp removal (45385) during the procedure, which changes the code and adds a pathology charge.
Collected Oct 2, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Colonoscopy prices in Bakersfield, CA by type
45378 is a diagnostic colonoscopy with nothing removed and is used in the state table; 45380 adds biopsies and 45385 adds polyp removal with a snare. G0121 and G0105 are Medicare screening codes for average-risk and high-risk patients, 45330 is a flexible sigmoidoscopy of the lower colon only, and 82274 is the at-home stool test (FIT).
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy Colonoscopy, diagnostic · code 45378 | 2 | $4,557.84 | $5,778.92 | $1,743.50 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy Colonoscopy with tissue sample · code 45380 | 1 | $6,314.41 | $6,314.41 | $1,921.35 |
| Colonoscopy with polyp removal Colonoscopy with polyp removal · code 45385 | 1 | $6,327.73 | $6,327.73 | $2,013.33 |
| Screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) · code G0121 | 1 | $5,078.47 | $5,078.47 | $1,654.00 |
| High-risk screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) · code G0105 | 1 | $3,899.17 | $3,899.17 | $1,680.00 |
| Sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) · code 45330 | 1 | $3,625.40 | $3,625.40 | $1,195.00 |
| FIT stool test Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) · code 82274 | 4 | $10.64 | $10.89 | $53.40 |
| Stool blood test (FOBT) Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) · code 82270 | 5 | $17.99 | $30.45 | $26.28 |
Outpatient cash prices in Bakersfield, CA. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Colonoscopy prices in Bakersfield, CA
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Paying cash: what to do
- Ask for a self-pay quote that covers the facility, the gastroenterologist and anesthesia, and ask which of them bill separately.
- Ask for prices for 45380 and 45385 as well, since no one knows in advance whether a biopsy or polyp removal will be needed.
- Ambulatory surgery centers often charge less than hospital outpatient departments for the same colonoscopy, so ask the gastroenterologist where they perform it.