Colonoscopy cost in Iowa without insurance
In Iowa, the median cash price for Colonoscopy is $1,744.84 across 22 hospitals, from $628.00 to $5,882.40. The lowest is at Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). 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 7, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Colonoscopy prices in Iowa 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 | 22 | $628.00–$5,882.40 | $1,744.84 | $1,808.00 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy Colonoscopy with tissue sample · code 45380 | 23 | $706.50–$3,479.00 | $1,701.75 | $1,928.58 |
| Colonoscopy with polyp removal Colonoscopy with polyp removal · code 45385 | 23 | $727.80–$3,736.60 | $1,597.50 | $2,074.75 |
| Screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) · code G0121 | 20 | $314.00–$6,060.80 | $1,244.25 | $1,658.13 |
| High-risk screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) · code G0105 | 18 | $543.00–$5,932.00 | $1,534.83 | $1,676.50 |
| Sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) · code 45330 | 23 | $145.50–$12,646.90 | $1,755.40 | $1,203.93 |
| FIT stool test Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) · code 82274 | 61 | $22.05–$158.46 | $58.50 | $53.38 |
| Stool blood test (FOBT) Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) · code 82270 | 78 | $3.60–$421.00 | $32.83 | $26.48 |
Outpatient cash prices in Iowa. 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 Iowa
- Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines$628.00
- Avera Merrill Pioneer, Rock Rapids$661.54
- Shenandoah Medical Center, Shenandoah$724.75
- Madison County Memorial Hospital, Winterset$811.20
- Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona$883.20
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.