Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $870.60 to $2,469.00, with a median of $2,162.85. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN PR COLONOSCOPY W SNARE REMOVAL TUMOR/POLYP/LESION | $870.60 | $2,048.47 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC COLONOSCOPY W SNARE REMOVAL TUMOR/POLYP/LESION | $1,241.50 | $2,921.17 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq | $2,029.12 | $3,730.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $2,029.12 | $3,730.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,098.78 | $3,342.00 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac Colsc Flx W/Rmvl of Tumor Polyp Lesion Snare Tq | $2,119.97 | $3,897.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,205.72 | $3,342.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,205.72 | $3,342.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,205.72 | $3,342.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,469.00 | $3,341.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,469.00 | $3,341.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI COLONOSCOPY,REMV LESN,SNARE | $2,469.00 | $3,341.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $870.60, median $2,162.85, highest $2,469.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,098.78. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 45385 ($1,584.13). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS COLONOSCOPY W SNARE REMOVAL TUMOR/POLYP/LESION | $38.25 | file |