Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Outpatient

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in St. Louis, MO-IL

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $2,939.20 to $5,031.66, with a median of $4,412.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$2,939.20Mercy Hospital South
Median$4,412.40half pay less
Highest$5,031.66in this market
Difference1.7×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $2,939.20Highest $5,031.66

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital South lowest Saint Louis, MO GI Colo Biopsy Snare Pf $2,939.20 $4,521.85 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO GI Colo Biopsy Snare Pf $4,293.26 $6,605.01 35%
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO GI Colo Biopsy Snare Pf $4,412.40 $6,788.31 35%
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO GI Colo Biopsy Snare Pf $4,881.70 $7,510.31 35%
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO GI Colo Biopsy Snare Pf $5,031.66 $7,741.01 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $2,939.20, median $4,412.40, highest $5,031.66 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

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.