Colonoscopy with tissue sample in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with tissue sample: from $3,550.40 to $7,695.00, with a median of $3,550.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA COLONOSCOPY W/BIOPSY SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $6,340.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Scope of Colon With Biopsy | $4,170.40 | $10,426.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $7,695.00 | $7,695.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,550.40, median $3,550.40, highest $7,695.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,550.40. 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.