Surgery and procedures CPT 45385 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Waterbury, CT — inpatient

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Colonoscopy with polyp removal as an inpatient: from $1,534.00 to $2,923.89, with a median of $2,228.95. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 45385, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$1,534.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$2,228.95half pay less
Highest$2,923.89in this market
Difference1.9×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $1,534.00Highest $2,923.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Saint Marys Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT PR Colonoscopy Flexible With Removal Tumor/Polyp/Other Lesion by Snare Tech $1,534.00 $1,534.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT Colonoscopy flexible; with removal of tumor polyp or lesion by snare technique $2,923.89 $5,847.77 50% May 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,534.00, median $2,228.95, highest $2,923.89 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,923.89 — 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.