Surgery and procedures HCPCS G0121 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Screening colonoscopy cost in San Antonio, TX — inpatient

In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $2,266.51 to $2,266.51, with a median of $2,266.51. Across Texas, the median is $782.00 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code G0121, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 29, 2026 and Jul 29, 2026.

Lowest$2,266.51Medina Regional Hospital
Median$2,266.51half pay less
Highest$2,266.51in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NO HI RISK $2,266.51 $2,518.34 $1,259.17–$2,266.51 10% Jul 29, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,266.51, median $2,266.51, highest $2,266.51.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,471.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.