Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $1,518.00 to $5,342.90, with a median of $1,909.61. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc 45385 Colon Snare | $1,518.00 | $3,036.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC COLON - SNARE POLYPECTOMY | $1,814.40 | $2,268.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA COLONOSCOPY, W/REMOVAL OF TUMORS/POLYPS/OTHER LESIONS | $2,004.81 | $3,931.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Colonoscopy W/Remove By Snare | $5,342.90 | $5,342.90 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,518.00, median $1,909.61, highest $5,342.90 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,909.61. 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.