Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: from $787.95 to $2,704.80, with a median of $1,743.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center Brighton.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 45385, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$787.95Boston Medical Center Brighton
Median$1,743.00half pay less
Highest$2,704.80in this market
Difference3.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $787.95Highest $2,704.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $787.95 $1,751.00 55%
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Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $787.95 $1,751.00 55%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $1,558.80 $3,464.00 55%
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $1,743.00 $2,490.00 30%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Removal Tumor/Polyp by Snare $1,825.00 $1,825.00
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $2,524.90 $3,607.00 30%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $2,704.80 $3,864.00 30%
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Inpatient: lowest $787.95, median $1,743.00, highest $2,704.80 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,784.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This colonoscopy includes removing one or more polyps or other growths using a wire loop (snare). Polyps are removed because some can turn into colon cancer over time.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia and the pathology exam of removed polyps are billed separately.