Colonoscopy cost in California without insurance
In California, the median cash price for Colonoscopy is $2,080.00 across 76 hospitals, from $498.40 to $5,349.82. The lowest is at Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro (San Pedro) and 1 other hospital. The US median is $1,443.50.
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 Sep 24, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Colonoscopy prices in California 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 | Range | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy Colonoscopy, diagnostic · code 45378 | 76 | $498.40–$5,349.82 | $2,080.00 | $1,443.50 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy Colonoscopy with tissue sample · code 45380 | 62 | $481.80–$7,695.00 | $2,437.79 | $1,464.23 |
| Colonoscopy with polyp removal Colonoscopy with polyp removal · code 45385 | 57 | $655.63–$6,327.73 | $2,482.20 | $1,591.00 |
| Screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) · code G0121 | 57 | $624.00–$5,078.47 | $1,700.40 | $1,209.12 |
| High-risk screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) · code G0105 | 58 | $640.56–$4,789.75 | $2,039.52 | $1,249.00 |
| Sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) · code 45330 | 75 | $183.09–$7,695.00 | $1,872.00 | $1,094.55 |
| FIT stool test Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) · code 82274 | 87 | $7.50–$254.54 | $48.95 | $53.95 |
| Stool blood test (FOBT) Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) · code 82270 | 94 | $4.00–$296.31 | $39.00 | $22.95 |
Outpatient cash prices in California. 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 state.
Lowest Colonoscopy prices in California
- Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro, San Pedro$498.40
- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Torrance$498.40
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank$511.00
- Madera Community Hospital, Madera$511.20
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills$610.75
Colonoscopy cost by metro area in California
- Los Angeles, CA22 hospitals
- Riverside, CA11 hospitals
- San Francisco, CA11 hospitals
- Sacramento, CA4 hospitals
- San Diego, CA4 hospitals
- Santa Rosa, CA4 hospitals
- San Jose, CA3 hospitals
- Vallejo, CA3 hospitals
- Eureka, CA2 hospitals
- Fresno, CA2 hospitals
Colonoscopy cost in other states
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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.