Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: from $924.00 to $1,096.80, with a median of $924.00. The lowest listed price is at Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc.

Cash prices at 3 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$924.00Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc
Median$924.00half pay less
Highest$1,096.80in this market
Difference1.2×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

median
Lowest $924.00Highest $1,096.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Cedar Falls, IA PR Colonoscopy Flexible With Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare Tech $924.00 $924.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Colonoscopy Flexible With Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare Tech $924.00 $924.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ $1,096.80 $1,371.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $924.00, median $924.00, highest $1,096.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,096.80 — 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.