Surgery and procedures CPT 45378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy, diagnostic in Corning, NY — inpatient

In Corning, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy, diagnostic as an inpatient: from $721.52 to $4,206.24, with a median of $1,940.80. The lowest listed price is at St. James Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 45378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$721.52St. James Hospital
Median$1,940.80half pay less
Highest$4,206.24in this market
Difference5.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corning, NY.

median
Lowest $721.52Highest $4,206.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. James Hospital lowest Hornell, NY PR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD $721.52 $1,210.00 40%
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY Endo Colonoscopy Flex;Dx $1,940.80 $2,426.00 20%
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Corning Hospital Corning, NY Colonoscopy Flex ; Dx $4,206.24 $5,257.80 20%
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Inpatient: lowest $721.52, median $1,940.80, highest $4,206.24 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,940.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A colonoscopy uses a long, flexible camera to look at the inside of the entire colon (large intestine). The diagnostic version, with no tissue taken, is used to look into symptoms like bleeding or changes in bowel habits and is also used for screening.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist's fee, anesthesia and the bowel-prep medicine are usually billed or bought separately.