Screening colonoscopy cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $1,190.00 to $3,964.84, with a median of $1,700.40. The lowest listed price is at West Anaheim Medical Center and 5 other hospitals — $510.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,366.00 at 69 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,700.40, is 3% above the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code G0121, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Anaheim Medical Center lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $4,845.30 | $1,190.22–$4,845.30 | 75% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital lowest San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $6,501.30 | $968.65–$6,501.30 | 82% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $4,845.30 | $1,190.22–$4,845.30 | 75% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center lowest Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $6,056.63 | $1,190.22–$6,056.63 | 80% |
| St Francis Medical Center lowest Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $3,520.00 | $1,056.00–$3,168.00 | 66% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT;HI RISK File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,190.00 | $2,473.00 | $741.90–$2,473.00 | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,700.40 | $3,270.00 | $904.00–$2,690.00 | 48% |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $2,623.95 | $2,623.95 | $1,107.67–$2,428.00 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $2,623.95 | $2,623.95 | $1,107.67–$2,715.50 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $2,623.95 | $2,623.95 | $1,107.67–$2,428.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $2,623.95 | $2,623.95 | $1,107.67–$2,428.00 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 1 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | $10,495.38–$11,385.92 | 35% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $4,877.53 | $7,503.89 | $2,806.68–$4,166.87 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,190.00, median $1,700.40, highest $3,964.84 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,700.40. 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 17 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.