Colonoscopy with tissue sample in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with tissue sample: from $2,080.00 to $7,989.00, with a median of $2,080.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Apr 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $2,080.00 | $4,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $2,080.00 | $4,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $2,080.00 | $4,000.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Biopsy Of Large Bowel Using An Endoscope | $2,325.95 | $4,229.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Biopsy Of Large Bowel Using An Endoscope | $7,989.00 | $14,525.46 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,080.00, median $2,080.00, highest $7,989.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,080.00. 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
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.