High-risk screening colonoscopy cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $623.00 to $623.00, with a median of $623.00. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $950.10 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code G0105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Colorectal scrn; hi risk ind | $623.00 | $623.00 | $14.46–$195.98 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Colorectal scrn; hi risk ind | $623.00 | $623.00 | $14.46–$195.98 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Colorectal scrn; hi risk ind | $623.00 | $623.00 | $38.12–$532.89 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $623.00, median $623.00, highest $623.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $623.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a screening colonoscopy for someone without symptoms who is at high risk of colorectal cancer, for example because of a close relative with the disease, earlier polyps or inflammatory bowel disease. G0105 is a Medicare code; for people at high risk Medicare covers it as often as every 2 years.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia, the bowel-prep medicine and any pathology are usually billed or bought separately.