Sigmoidoscopy cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $1,267.86 to $1,271.94, with a median of $1,269.90. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $2.04 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,872.00 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED SIGMOID DX FLX W WO SPEC COLL CDM | $1,267.86 | $2,486.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED SIGMOID DX FLX W WO SPEC COLL CDM | $1,271.94 | $2,494.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,267.86, median $1,269.90, highest $1,271.94.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,269.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.