Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Ellsworth, ME — inpatient

In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: from $242.75 to $1,450.50, with a median of $846.63.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 45385, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$242.75Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities
Median$846.63half pay less
Highest$1,450.50in this market
Difference6.0×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 Ellsworth, ME.

median
Lowest $242.75Highest $1,450.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME SURG PF COLONSC FLX W/RM TMR/POLYP/LES SNARE 45385 $242.75 $971.00 75%
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Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME HC COLONOSCOPY FLEX W/RMVL TUMOR/POLYP/LES SNARE $1,450.50 $5,802.00 75%
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Inpatient: lowest $242.75, median $846.63, highest $1,450.50 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $846.63 — 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.