Colonoscopy cost in Pittsburgh, PA without insurance
In the Pittsburgh, PA area, the median cash price for Colonoscopy is $1,500.00 across 13 hospitals. The lowest, $181.50, is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The US median is $1,808.00.
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 Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Colonoscopy prices in Pittsburgh, PA 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 | 13 | $181.50 | $1,500.00 | $1,808.00 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy Colonoscopy with tissue sample · code 45380 | 13 | $1,027.50 | $3,033.60 | $1,928.58 |
| Colonoscopy with polyp removal Colonoscopy with polyp removal · code 45385 | 13 | $811.00 | $3,349.80 | $2,074.75 |
| Screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) · code G0121 | 9 | $502.50 | $1,440.00 | $1,658.13 |
| High-risk screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) · code G0105 | 8 | $628.50 | $1,349.40 | $1,676.50 |
| Sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) · code 45330 | 14 | $355.50 | $598.20 | $1,203.93 |
| FIT stool test Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) · code 82274 | 23 | $15.92 | $36.00 | $53.38 |
| Stool blood test (FOBT) Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) · code 82270 | 25 | $3.71 | $20.40 | $26.48 |
Outpatient cash prices in Pittsburgh, PA. 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 Pittsburgh, PA
- Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown$181.50
- Excela Health - Frick Hospital, Mt Plesant$1,170.00
- Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe$1,170.00
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greeensburg$1,170.00
- UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh$1,500.00
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.