High-risk screening colonoscopy cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $285.22 to $381.00, with a median of $333.11. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $47.89 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $291.53 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF COLORECTAL SCRN HI RISK IND | $285.22 | $1,097.00 | $713.05–$818.36 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 COLORECTAL SREEN; HI RISK IND | $381.00 | $635.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME COLONOSCOPY SCREEN HI RISK PT | $1,001.00 | $3,850.00 | $2,502.50–$2,872.10 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $285.22, median $333.11, highest $381.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $333.11 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.