Screening colonoscopy cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $1,849.50 to $6,131.58, with a median of $4,712.61. The lowest listed price is at The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH and 1 other hospital — $2,863.11 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,460.73 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code G0121, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $1,849.50 | $2,466.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $1,849.50 | $2,466.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $4,703.34 | $7,838.90 | $906.26–$924.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $4,704.96 | $7,841.60 | $906.26–$924.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $4,720.26 | $7,867.10 | $906.26–$924.39 | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $4,898.88 | $8,164.80 | $906.26–$924.39 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $5,570.22 | $9,283.70 | $922.00–$940.44 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $6,131.58 | $10,219.30 | $922.00–$940.44 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,849.50, median $4,712.61, highest $6,131.58 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 6 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 routine colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms and no high-risk factors, done to find and prevent colorectal cancer. G0121 is a Medicare screening code; for people at average risk Medicare covers it once every 10 years, or 4 years after a screening sigmoidoscopy.
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.