Colonoscopy with polyp removal cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for colonoscopy with polyp removal: from $881.51 to $9,572.69, with a median of $2,594.30. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,594.30, is 24% above the US median of $2,094.30.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,222.56).
- Colorado ranks 35th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 45385. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$881.51Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$2,594.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,572.69in Colorado
Lowest saves$1,712.79vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC COLONOSCOPY SNARE TECH | $881.51 | $2,518.60 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 45385 COLONOSCOPY W/ LESION RMVL VIA SNARE | $1,273.50 | $1,698.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF LARGE BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $1,287.50 | $2,575.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Colonoscopy-flex w/removal of tumor, polyp, lesion snare technique | $1,941.12 | $2,588.16 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO REMOVAL OF POLYPS OR GROWTHS OF LARGE BOWEL USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH MECHANICAL SNARE | $1,991.36 | $3,556.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $2,284.36 | $3,514.40 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $2,544.00 | $3,180.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJH COLONOSCOPY FLEX PROXIMA SPLEN | $2,644.60 | $3,778.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope | $2,693.00 | $3,591.00 | — source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CC COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,433.61 | $4,292.01 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CC COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,433.61 | $4,292.01 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CC COLSC FLX W/RMVL OF TUMOR POLYP LESION SNARE TQ | $3,433.61 | $4,292.01 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | $4,209.20 | $4,952.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Colonoscopy w/lesion removal | $9,572.69 | $9,572.69 | Jun 4, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 2 | $881.51 | $1,763.06 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,273.50 | $1,273.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $3,433.61 | $3,433.61 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $3,433.61 | $3,433.61 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $4,209.20 | $4,209.20 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $1,991.36 | $1,991.36 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $2,693.00 | $2,693.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $2,544.00 | $2,544.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $9,572.69 | $9,572.69 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $3,433.61 | $3,433.61 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $2,284.36 | $2,284.36 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $1,287.50 | $1,287.50 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $1,941.12 | $1,941.12 |
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 with polyp removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Colonoscopy with polyp removal explained.
Colonoscopy with polyp removal in other states
- Alabama$2,355.41
- Alaska$2,410.83
- Arizona$2,912.38
- Arkansas$763.49
- California$2,288.00
- Connecticut$4,213.78
- Delaware$1,825.28, 4 hospitals
- Florida$3,597.60
- Georgia$1,529.20
- Hawaii$3,987.20
- Idaho$2,305.60
- Illinois$2,819.42
- Indiana$3,044.88
- Iowa$1,597.50
- Kansas$1,744.13
- Kentucky$2,002.72
- Louisiana$825.58
- Maine$1,716.75
- Maryland$3,063.14, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,832.90
- Michigan$1,710.46
- Minnesota$1,640.74
- Mississippi$1,502.80
- Missouri$1,700.00
- Montana$2,115.46
- Nebraska$2,465.53
- Nevada$1,334.65
- New Hampshire$1,992.35
- New Jersey$2,070.71
- New Mexico$2,193.09
- New York$1,918.00
- North Carolina$1,699.17
- North Dakota$2,017.00
- Ohio$3,340.43
- Oklahoma$1,634.10
- Oregon$2,346.59
- Pennsylvania$2,539.08
- Puerto Rico$2,700.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$3,182.39
- South Carolina$2,326.52
- South Dakota$2,903.70
- Tennessee$1,261.31
- Texas$1,410.00
- Utah$1,756.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,841.50
- Virginia$3,872.44
- Washington$2,348.34
- West Virginia$1,455.50
- Wisconsin$2,456.41
- Wyoming$2,009.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.