Colonoscopy cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $928.00 to $18,332.00, with a median of $3,992.00. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $3,064.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $3,968.25 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,992.00, is 121% above the US median of $1,809.61.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- 8 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 45378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and May 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - 45378 - 75000071+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $928.00 | $4,052.40 | $520.33–$4,052.40 | 77% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,669.60 | $4,174.00 | $928.20–$1,021.02 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,127.20 | $5,318.00 | $928.20–$1,113.84 | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $3,067.60 | $7,669.00 | — | 60% |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd - Colonoscopy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,992.00 | $3,992.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Diagnostic exam of large bowel using flexible endoscope File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $18,332.00 | $18,332.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $928.00, median $3,992.00, highest $18,332.00 — a 19.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,992.00. 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 1 of 3 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 colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Colonoscopy explained.