Colonoscopy, diagnostic in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $133.12 to $1,500.00, with a median of $1,500.00. The lowest listed price is at West Penn Allegheny Health System INC.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC lowest Wexford, PA PR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $133.12 | $512.00 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PA PR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $138.24 | $512.00 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $181.50 | $363.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $1,234.00 | $2,468.00 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.12, median $1,500.00, highest $1,500.00 — a 11.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,500.00. 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 45378 ($1,261.31). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $97.28 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Monroeville, PAPR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $112.64 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $112.64 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $117.76 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PAPR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $122.88 | file |