Screening colonoscopy cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $616.20 to $616.20, with a median of $616.20. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $616.20 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $616.20 | $948.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $616.20, median $616.20, highest $616.20.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $616.20 — 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.