Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: from $378.74 to $2,233.44, with a median of $952.34. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 45385, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$378.74Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$952.34half pay less
Highest$2,233.44in this market
Difference5.9×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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $378.74Highest $2,233.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ $378.74 $1,306.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ $705.24 $1,306.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC COLONOSCOPY FLEX W/REM SNARE $1,199.44 $4,136.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC COLONOSCOPY FLEX W/REM SNARE $2,233.44 $4,136.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $378.74, median $952.34, highest $2,233.44 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,230.38 — 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.