Sigmoidoscopy cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 10 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $907.00 to $4,362.67, with a median of $1,443.50. The lowest listed price is at Stafford Hospital and 1 other hospital — $536.50 less than the median here.
- The median here, $1,443.50, is 20% above the US median of $1,203.93.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 45330, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Hospital lowest Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $907.00 | $1,814.00 | $499.00–$4,450.00 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital lowest Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Diagnostic sigmoidoscopy File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $907.00 | $1,814.00 | $499.00–$4,450.00 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chg - Sigmoidoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $965.00 | $1,930.00 | — | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | $911.71–$2,561.00 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | $911.71–$2,561.00 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | $911.71–$2,561.00 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | $911.71–$2,561.00 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,443.50 | $2,887.00 | $911.71–$2,561.00 | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 SIGMOIDOSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,239.64 | $3,445.60 | $999.22–$3,175.00 | 35% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $4,362.67 | $10,906.67 | $3,765.00 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $907.00, median $1,443.50, highest $4,362.67 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,443.50. 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 8 of 9 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.