Sigmoidoscopy cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $111.80 to $1,763.25, with a median of $195.60. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $83.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,510.95 at 70 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 45330, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $111.80 | $172.00 | $706.64–$3,728.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $195.60 | $326.00 | $52.14–$484.74 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $240.50 | $370.00 | $94.02–$370.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB SIGMOIDOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC | $454.50 | $606.00 | $206.04–$599.33 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD - ENDOSCOPY SIGMOID | $1,763.25 | $2,351.00 | $554.84–$2,808.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.80, median $195.60, highest $1,763.25 — a 15.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,763.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A flexible sigmoidoscopy uses a thin camera to look at the rectum and the lower part of the colon, not the whole colon. It is used to check symptoms like bleeding or changes in bowel habits, and sometimes for screening.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The doctor's fee may be billed separately, and a biopsy or polyp removal changes the code and adds pathology.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 45330 ($1,009.14). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR SIGMOIDOSCOPY,DIAGNOSTIC | $0.60 | file |