Surgery and procedures HCPCS G0121 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Screening colonoscopy cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $3,660.87 to $3,660.87, with a median of $3,660.87. Across Ohio, the median is $2,602.50 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,660.87St Elizabeth Edgewood

Median$3,660.87half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,660.87in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB COLONSCOPY SCREENING INDIV NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$3,660.87	$3,660.87	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $3,660.87, median $3,660.87, highest $3,660.87.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $4,704.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.