High-risk screening colonoscopy cost in Des Moines, IA
In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code): from $541.00 to $813.60, with a median of $541.00. The lowest listed price is at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Iowa, the median is $813.60 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code G0105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center lowest Des Moines, IA · (515) 247-4436 PR Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk Patient | $541.00 | — | $52.51–$541.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton lowest Newton, IA · (641) 792-1273 PR Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk Patient | $541.00 | — | $52.51–$541.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR COLORECTAL SCRN; HI RISK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | $164.67–$581.92 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines, IA · (515) 343-1000 PR COLORECTAL SCRN; HI RISK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | $164.67–$581.92 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton, IA · (641) 792-1273 HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $8,148.95 | — | $0.32–$1,805.43 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA · (515) 247-4436 HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $10,212.65 | — | $0.96–$1,805.43 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $541.00, median $541.00, highest $813.60 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $869.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.