Colonoscopy cost in Tennessee without insurance
In Tennessee, the median cash price for Colonoscopy is $948.42 across 18 hospitals, from $133.52 to $3,839.20. The lowest is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). 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 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Colonoscopy prices in Tennessee 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 | 18 | $133.52–$3,839.20 | $948.42 | $1,443.50 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy Colonoscopy with tissue sample · code 45380 | 28 | $159.82–$3,839.20 | $484.05 | $1,464.23 |
| Colonoscopy with polyp removal Colonoscopy with polyp removal · code 45385 | 18 | $189.58–$4,375.10 | $948.42 | $1,591.00 |
| Screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) · code G0121 | 20 | $138.72–$3,981.65 | $734.80 | $1,209.12 |
| High-risk screening colonoscopy Screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) · code G0105 | 16 | $138.72–$1,599.35 | $554.62 | $1,249.00 |
| Sigmoidoscopy Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) · code 45330 | 24 | $131.95–$1,917.12 | $393.75 | $1,094.55 |
| FIT stool test Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) · code 82274 | 27 | $10.13–$131.30 | $27.75 | $53.95 |
| Stool blood test (FOBT) Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) · code 82270 | 41 | $2.60–$46.43 | $9.90 | $22.95 |
Outpatient cash prices in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee
- Erlanger Health, Pikeville$133.52
- Erlanger Health, Chattanooga$243.94
- Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Shelbyville$257.52
- Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, Tullahoma$257.52
- Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, Lebanon$257.52
Colonoscopy cost by metro area in Tennessee
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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.