Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Outpatient

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Clinton, IA

In Clinton, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $551.00 to $10,754.67, with a median of $5,652.84.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$551.00Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc
Median$5,652.84half pay less
Highest$10,754.67in this market
Difference19.5×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 Clinton, IA.

median
Lowest $551.00Highest $10,754.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc lowest Clinton, IA PR Colonoscopy Flexible With Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare Tech $551.00 $551.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc Clinton, IA HC Colon Flex W/Rem Tumor(S)/Polyp(S)/Other Lesion(S) by Snare Tech (Restricted Method II CAH) $10,754.67 Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $551.00, median $5,652.84, highest $10,754.67 — a 19.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $650.70. 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.