Sigmoidoscopy cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 15 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $144.30 to $1,043.81, with a median of $660.14. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $515.84 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $994.10 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 14 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 Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Diagnostic Sigmoidoscopy | $144.30 | $555.00 | $163.73–$1,467.43 | 74% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $155.61 | $242.00 | $40.81–$347.03 | 36% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $288.86 | $1,111.00 | $327.75–$1,869.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Diagnostic Sigmoidoscopy | $314.55 | $598.00 | $62.44–$2,329.55 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $333.63 | $785.00 | $38.38–$706.50 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $476.32 | $759.67 | $38.38–$683.70 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $492.20 | $785.00 | $38.38–$706.50 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $492.20 | $785.00 | $38.38–$706.50 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $660.14 | $2,539.00 | $482.00–$2,151.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $663.26 | $1,654.00 | $150.53–$1,630.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $664.92 | $1,474.00 | $312.78–$2,695.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $772.19 | $2,087.00 | $5.63–$2,241.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | $581.85–$2,762.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.86 | $2,024.57 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $811.86 | $2,024.57 | $500.07–$2,085.46 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $819.51 | $1,558.00 | $618.84–$2,329.55 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $860.20 | $2,024.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $1,043.81 | $2,603.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $1,043.81 | $2,603.00 | $581.85–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $144.30, median $660.14, highest $1,043.81 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $660.14. 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 15 of 15 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $29.87 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY W/WO COLL SPEC BY BRUSH/WASH | $99.07 | file |