Sigmoidoscopy cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 7 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $140.00 to $2,569.51, with a median of $1,821.08. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $1,681.08 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $950.10 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $140.00 | $280.00 | $26.24–$883.87 | 50% | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $152.06 | $255.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $1,103.85 | — | $1,130.45–$2,299.45 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy | $1,103.85 | — | $1,101.56–$1,971.48 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W_COLLJ SPEC BR_WA IF PFRMD | $1,821.08 | $2,801.66 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W_COLLJ SPEC BR_WA IF PFRMD | $2,393.41 | $3,682.17 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W_COLLJ SPEC BR_WA IF PFRMD | $2,393.41 | $3,682.17 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W_COLLJ SPEC BR_WA IF PFRMD | $2,569.51 | $3,211.89 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Sigmoidoscopy Flx Dx W/WO Collj Specimens | $3,819.90 | — | $463.24–$3,615.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Sigmoidoscopy Flx Dx W/WO Collj Specimens | $3,819.90 | — | $542.49–$4,112.69 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $140.00, median $1,821.08, highest $2,569.51 — a 18.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,107.25. 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 2 of 2 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 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.