Screening colonoscopy cost in Polson, MT
In Polson, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $268.80 to $268.80, with a median of $268.80. Across Montana, the median is $1,707.53 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code G0121, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Polson, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR G0121 COLORECTAL SCRN NOT HI RISK IND | $268.80 | $336.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR G0121 COLORECTAL SCRN NOT HI RISK IND | $512.80 | $641.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $268.80, median $268.80, highest $268.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $268.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.