Colonoscopy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $181.50 to $5,114.40, with a median of $1,500.00. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 28.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,500.00, is 17% below the US median of $1,808.81.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Pennsylvania ranks 19th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 45378. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$181.50Uniontown Hospital
Median$1,500.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,114.40in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,318.50vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $181.50 | $363.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $413.40 | $689.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC MD | $443.40 | $739.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC MD | $443.40 | $739.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA COLONOSCOPY | $746.40 | $1,244.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colonoscopy,Diagnostic | $914.00 | $1,021.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - 45378 - 75000071 | $950.00 | $2,904.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/DIAGNOSTIC | $1,170.00 | $1,950.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/DIAGNOSTIC | $1,170.00 | $1,950.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/DIAGNOSTIC | $1,170.00 | $1,950.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colonos;Flx;Diag;W/Wo Spc | $1,239.60 | $3,099.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colonos;Flx;Diag;W/Wo Spc | $1,239.60 | $3,099.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colonos;Flx;Diag;W/Wo Spc | $1,239.60 | $3,099.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colonos;Flx;Diag;W/Wo Spc | $1,239.60 | $3,099.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 45378 DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,415.72 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 45378 Colonoscopy Past Splen Flexure | $1,541.35 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,575.00 | $2,625.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Colonoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $1,626.80 | $4,067.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA COLONOSCOPY DIAG W/WO BRUSHING | $1,653.60 | $2,756.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA COLONOSCOPY FLX DX WHEN PFRMD | $1,705.20 | $2,436.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 45378 DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,717.95 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 45378 DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,864.91 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 45378 Colonoscopy Past Splen Flexure | $1,963.28 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $2,063.34 | $7,642.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $2,063.34 | $7,642.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC COLONOSCOPY FLEX DIAGNOSTIC | $2,336.00 | $4,672.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Colonoscopy - ACU | $2,815.71 | $4,692.85 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $3,082.32 | $12,843.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Colonoscopy Flex ; Dx | $4,206.24 | $5,257.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Colonoscopy Flex ; Dx | $4,206.24 | $5,257.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $4,976.40 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Colonoscopy Flex ; Dx | $5,114.40 | $6,393.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $181.50 | $1,500.00 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7 | $914.00 | $1,239.60 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $443.40 | $1,640.32 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $2,063.34 | $2,199.67 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $4,206.24 | $4,206.24 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $1,500.00 | $1,576.80 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $746.40 | $746.40 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $1,705.20 | $1,705.20 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $1,626.80 | $1,626.80 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,717.95 | $1,717.95 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $413.40 | $413.40 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,541.35 | $1,541.35 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $443.40 | $443.40 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $1,575.00 | $1,575.00 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $4,976.40 | $4,976.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Colonoscopy explained.
Colonoscopy, diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$2,014.35
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,275.83
- Arkansas$1,177.22
- California$2,080.00
- Colorado$2,018.88
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,373.00, 4 hospitals
- Florida$3,018.67
- Georgia$3,968.25
- Hawaii$1,483.35
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,401.65
- Indiana$2,024.97
- Iowa$1,744.84
- Kansas$1,258.00
- Kentucky$3,074.40
- Louisiana$771.66
- Maine$1,263.75
- Maryland$2,639.92, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,276.50
- Michigan$1,063.88
- Minnesota$1,339.99
- Mississippi$984.70
- Missouri$1,683.35
- Montana$1,794.00
- Nebraska$1,996.21
- Nevada$1,491.55
- New Hampshire$1,279.39
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New Mexico$1,385.20
- New York$1,945.66
- North Carolina$1,431.00
- North Dakota$1,846.40
- Ohio$2,726.10
- Oklahoma$1,480.96
- Oregon$2,103.75
- Puerto Rico$471.05
- Rhode Island$3,102.47
- South Carolina$2,991.00
- South Dakota$2,144.00
- Tennessee$1,261.31
- Texas$1,541.44
- Utah$2,095.45, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,114.00
- Virginia$1,415.00
- Washington$1,932.48
- West Virginia$1,266.50
- Wisconsin$1,741.38
- Wyoming$2,009.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.