Surgery and procedures HCPCS G0121 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Screening colonoscopy cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $1,417.13 to $1,417.13, with a median of $1,417.13. Across Alabama, the median is $1,867.68 at 14 hospitals.

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

Lowest$1,417.13Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$1,417.13half pay less
Highest$1,417.13in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK $1,417.13 $1,864.65 — 24% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,417.13, median $1,417.13, highest $1,417.13.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,417.13 — 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.