Screening colonoscopy cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $599.56 to $645.68, with a median of $622.62. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $23.06 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $627.65 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $599.56 | $2,306.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $645.68 | $2,306.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $599.56, median $622.62, highest $645.68 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $622.62 — 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.