Sigmoidoscopy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $125.00 to $12,646.90, with a median of $427.20. The lowest price is at Covenant Medical Center (Waterloo) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 101.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 45330. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$125.00Covenant Medical Center + 3 more
Median$427.20half pay less
Highest$12,646.90in Iowa
Lowest saves$302.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton lowest Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital lowest Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection Specimen Brushing/Washing | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLEX DX | $141.60 | $177.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $145.50 | $150.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA PC SIGMOID DX W OR WO SPEC | $256.80 | $535.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA PC SIGMOID DX W OR WO SPEC | $262.15 | $535.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLEX DX | $383.22 | $479.02 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $427.20 | $534.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic | $1,235.40 | $4,118.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,661.80 | $2,374.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ED 45330 SIGMOIDOSCOPY DIAG | $1,744.00 | $2,180.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing | $2,705.30 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Sigmoidoscopy Flexible Diagnostic W/Collection of Specimen(S) by Brushing/Washing | $12,646.90 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $125.00 | $276.10 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $427.20 | $1,566.25 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $262.15 | $748.78 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $256.80 | $256.80 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $383.22 | $383.22 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $1,661.80 | $1,661.80 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $12,646.90 | $12,646.90 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,744.00 | $1,744.00 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $427.20 | $427.20 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $141.60 | $141.60 |
What it is
A flexible sigmoidoscopy uses a thin camera to look at the rectum and the lower part of the colon, not the whole colon. It is used to check symptoms like bleeding or changes in bowel habits, and sometimes for screening.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The doctor's fee may be billed separately, and a biopsy or polyp removal changes the code and adds pathology.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) in other states
- Alabama$1,773.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,618.00
- Arkansas$292.50
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,546.30
- Connecticut$2,255.37
- Delaware$1,480.08
- Florida$2,801.60
- Georgia$3,011.00
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$776.90
- Indiana$581.00
- Kansas$1,731.52
- Kentucky$601.22
- Louisiana$225.82
- Maine$472.33
- Maryland$1,622.93
- Massachusetts$1,668.45
- Michigan$381.24
- Minnesota$994.10
- Mississippi$1,096.00
- Missouri$926.00
- Montana$997.60
- Nebraska$342.28
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$383.72
- New Jersey$1,086.34
- New Mexico$641.34
- New York$950.10
- North Carolina$1,284.13
- North Dakota$1,428.43
- Ohio$2,510.95
- Oklahoma$1,696.10
- Oregon$414.00
- Pennsylvania$598.20
- Rhode Island$2,331.60
- South Carolina$4,040.66
- South Dakota$2,207.98
- Tennessee$393.75
- Texas$1,047.06
- Utah$1,283.66
- Vermont$219.98
- Virginia$1,204.25
- Washington$1,307.64
- West Virginia$840.00
- Wisconsin$669.50
- Wyoming$764.52
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.