Colonoscopy with polyp removal in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $3,466.40 to $6,310.00, with a median of $3,466.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,466.40 | $6,190.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Colsc Flx Prox Splenic Flxr Rmvl Les Snare Tq | $3,668.40 | $9,171.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $6,310.00 | $6,310.00 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,466.40, median $3,466.40, highest $6,310.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,466.40. 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.