Screening colonoscopy cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 9 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $224.40 to $734.80, with a median of $734.80. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $510.40 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $734.80 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $224.40 | $1,496.00 | $568.48–$1,196.80 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | $568.48–$1,346.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | $568.48–$1,346.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | $568.48–$4,202.10 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | $564.00–$2,004.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | $564.00–$2,004.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | $564.00–$2,004.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $224.40, median $734.80, highest $734.80 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $734.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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 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.