Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Outpatient

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $881.51 to $2,644.60, with a median of $1,763.06. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$881.51Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,763.06half pay less
Highest$2,644.60in this market
Difference3.0×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

median
Lowest $881.51Highest $2,644.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO HC COLONOSCOPY SNARE TECH $881.51 $2,518.60 65% Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver, CO HC NJH COLONOSCOPY FLEX PROXIMA SPLEN $2,644.60 $3,778.00 30%
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Outpatient: lowest $881.51, median $1,763.06, highest $2,644.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,763.06. 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.