Colonoscopy with tissue sample in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with tissue sample: from $836.83 to $2,264.30, with a median of $1,973.22. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 45380, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN PR COLONOSCOPY W BIOPSY | $836.83 | $1,969.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC COLONOSCOPY W BIOPSY | $1,182.58 | $2,782.52 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac Colonoscopy W/Biopsy Single/Multiple | $1,751.14 | $3,219.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro Colonoscopy W/Biopsy Single/Multiple | $1,805.54 | $3,319.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $1,805.54 | $3,319.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $1,924.19 | $3,064.00 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,022.24 | $3,064.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,022.24 | $3,064.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,022.24 | $3,064.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,264.30 | $3,064.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,264.30 | $3,064.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI COLONOSCOPY,BIOPSY | $2,264.30 | $3,064.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $836.83, median $1,973.22, highest $2,264.30 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,805.54. 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
This colonoscopy looks at the entire colon and takes one or more small tissue samples (biopsies) with tiny forceps. Biopsies can check for inflammation, infection or abnormal cells.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia and the pathologist who examines the samples bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 45380 ($1,518.24). 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS COLONOSCOPY W BIOPSY | $38.25 | file |