Screening colonoscopy cost in California

In California, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $313.00 to $4,976.81, with a median of $2,366.00. The lowest price is at Oroville Hospital (Oroville). The highest price is 15.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $2,366.00, is 41% above the US median of $1,682.25.
• That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
• California ranks 35th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
• 9 of 69 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map