Sigmoidoscopy cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 11 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $454.40 to $7,303.01, with a median of $950.00. The lowest listed price is at The Bryn Mawr Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $495.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,158.00 at 54 hospitals.
- The median here, $950.00, is 21% below the US median of $1,203.93.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 45330, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Sigmoidscpy W/Wo Br/Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $454.40 | $1,136.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Sigmoidscpy W/Wo Br/Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $454.40 | $1,136.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Sigmoidscpy W/Wo Br/Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $454.40 | $1,136.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Sigmoidscpy W/Wo Br/Wash File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $454.40 | $1,136.00 | — | 60% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Colorectal Cancer Screen, Flex Sigmoidscope - 45330 - 75000067 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $914.00 | $751.00 | $56.30–$751.00 | -22% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Colorectal Cancer Screen, Flex Sigmoidscope - 45330 - 75000067+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $950.00 | $2,637.09 | $56.30–$2,637.09 | 64% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,599.71 | — | $1,002.55–$3,782.00 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Sigmoidoscopy Flexible - ACU File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $4,814.10 | $8,023.50 | $941.75–$6,178.10 | 40% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,564.97 | — | $871.11–$2,719.95 | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,706.25 | — | $454.95–$3,759.00 | — |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $7,303.01 | — | $56.18–$3,742.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $454.40, median $950.00, highest $7,303.01 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $454.40. 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 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 sigmoidoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sigmoidoscopy explained.