Colonoscopy with biopsy cost in Scranton, PA
In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for colonoscopy with tissue sample: from $2,701.08 to $3,764.16, with a median of $3,232.62. The lowest listed price is at Regional Hospital of Scranton — $531.54 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,993.41 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 45380, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 COLONOSCOPY AND BIOPSY | $2,701.08 | $10,004.00 | $225.42–$10,004.00 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 COLONOSCOPY AND BIOPSY | $2,701.08 | $10,004.00 | $225.42–$10,004.00 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 COLONOSCOPY AND BIOPSY | $3,764.16 | $15,684.00 | $225.42–$15,684.00 | 76% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,701.08, median $3,232.62, highest $3,764.16 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
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
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.