Colonoscopy, diagnostic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $671.00 to $5,961.90, with a median of $813.60. The lowest listed price is at Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Cedar Falls, IA PR Colonoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $671.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Colonoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $671.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN PFRMD | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Colon Flexible Dx W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing (Restricted Method II CAH) | $5,675.20 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Colon Flexible Dx W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing (Restricted Method II CAH) | $5,961.90 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $671.00, median $813.60, highest $5,961.90 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $671.00. 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.