Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Outpatient

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $1,567.23 to $9,419.70, with a median of $5,027.40. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 45385, 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 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,567.23Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$5,027.40half pay less
Highest$9,419.70in this market
Difference6.0×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median
Lowest $1,567.23Highest $9,419.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH Pr Colsc Flx W/Rmvl Of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq|By Midlevel $1,567.23 $3,073.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Pr Colsc Flx W/Rmvl Of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq|By Specialist $1,567.23 $3,073.00 49%
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Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC Colonoscopy W/Lesion Removal $2,799.00 $3,732.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC Colonoscopy W/Lesion Removal $2,799.00 $3,732.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Colsc Flx W/Rmvl Of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $3,163.20 $5,272.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Colsc Flx W/Rmvl Of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $3,163.20 $5,272.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $6,891.60 $11,486.00 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $7,627.14 $12,711.90 40%
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $7,632.30 $12,720.50 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $7,652.58 $12,754.30 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $7,963.68 $13,272.80 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq $9,419.70 $15,699.50 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,567.23, median $5,027.40, highest $9,419.70 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,365.22. 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 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.