Screening colonoscopy cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 11 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $210.14 to $1,635.00, with a median of $1,543.69. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $1,333.55 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,078.88 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $210.14 | $776.09 | $146.29–$470.20 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 COLOREETAL CANCER SCREENING | $525.00 | $525.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ SCREENING COLONOSCOPY | $1,009.14 | $3,575.00 | $593.45–$3,575.00 | 72% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | $188.08–$16,249.32 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | $188.08–$16,249.32 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | $188.08–$16,249.32 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | $188.08–$16,249.32 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | $188.08–$16,249.32 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $169.18–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $169.18–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $104.06–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $104.06–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $169.18–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $169.18–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $104.06–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $104.06–$1,471.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 SCREENING COLONSCPY,NON HI RSK | $3,960.00 | $3,960.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $210.14, median $1,543.69, highest $1,635.00 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 38 facilities here, median $1,088.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 10 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.