Colonoscopy, diagnostic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $443.40 to $1,963.28, with a median of $1,415.72. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 45378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC MD | $443.40 | $739.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC | $1,330.80 | $2,218.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA 45378 DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,415.72 | $5,926.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 45378 DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,864.91 | $5,926.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 45378 Colonoscopy Past Splen Flexure | $1,963.28 | $5,926.00 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $443.40, median $1,415.72, highest $1,963.28 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,415.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.