Screening colonoscopy cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $946.00 to $2,678.00, with a median of $1,853.03. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $907.03 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $1,859.00 at 4 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 — 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLON NOT HIGH RISK | $946.00 | $946.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK | $1,850.58 | $1,850.58 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK | $1,853.03 | $1,853.03 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK | $2,678.00 | $2,678.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK | $2,678.00 | $2,678.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREEN COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK | $2,678.00 | $2,678.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $946.00, median $1,853.03, highest $2,678.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,851.81 — 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.