Colonoscopy cost in St. Joseph, MO — inpatient
In St. Joseph, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for colonoscopy, diagnostic as an inpatient: from $1,700.00 to $1,700.00, with a median of $1,700.00. The lowest listed price is at Heartland Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $1,312.40 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 45378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 26, 2025 and Jun 23, 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Regional Medical Center lowest St. Joseph, MO · (816) 271-6000 HC COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD - COLONOSCOPY | $1,700.00 | $2,000.00 | $800.00–$1,800.00 | 15% | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital lowest St. Joseph, MO · (816) 271-6000 HC COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD - COLONOSCOPY | $1,700.00 | $2,000.00 | $800.00–$1,800.00 | 15% | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,700.00, median $1,700.00, highest $1,700.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,700.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.