Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,518.00Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Median$1,909.61half pay less
Highest$5,342.90in this market
Difference3.5×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median
Lowest $1,518.00Highest $5,342.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc 45385 Colon Snare $1,518.00 $3,036.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC COLON - SNARE POLYPECTOMY $1,814.40 $2,268.00 20%
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA COLONOSCOPY, W/REMOVAL OF TUMORS/POLYPS/OTHER LESIONS $2,004.81 $3,931.00 49%
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Colonoscopy W/Remove By Snare $5,342.90 $5,342.90
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Inpatient: lowest $1,518.00, median $1,909.61, highest $5,342.90 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,909.61 — 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.