Screening colonoscopy cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient
In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $578.04 to $1,249.32, with a median of $913.68. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital — $335.64 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $966.21 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 30, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $578.04 | $1,864.65 | — | 69% | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $1,249.32 | $1,864.65 | — | 33% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $578.04, median $913.68, highest $1,249.32 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $913.68 — 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.