Screening colonoscopy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $273.50 to $5,092.50, with a median of $3,446.04. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 18.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,446.04, is 108% above the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Kentucky ranks 42nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$273.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$3,446.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,092.50in Kentucky
Lowest saves$3,172.54vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY SCREENING COLONOSCOPY LOW RISK | $273.50 | $547.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $562.40 | $740.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $1,256.72 | $3,141.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $2,675.63 | $6,689.08 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $2,754.00 | $3,672.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $2,774.16 | $6,935.39 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,004.77 | $7,511.92 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,446.04 | $8,615.09 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,539.47 | $8,848.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB COLONSCOPY SCREENING INDIV NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $3,660.87 | $3,660.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $3,737.22 | $6,228.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $3,860.10 | $6,433.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $3,892.88 | $5,561.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $4,596.26 | $11,490.65 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $5,092.50 | $12,731.24 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $1,256.72 | $3,446.04 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $562.40 | $2,211.25 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $3,892.88 | $3,892.88 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $3,660.87 | $3,660.87 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $273.50 | $273.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $3,004.77 | $3,004.77 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $2,774.16 | $2,774.16 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $2,754.00 | $2,754.00 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $5,092.50 | $5,092.50 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $3,737.22 | $3,737.22 |
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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,417.13
- Alaska$1,617.60
- Arizona$2,337.17
- Arkansas$661.80
- California$2,366.00
- Colorado$2,292.87
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,726.64, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,480.93, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,238.10
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$6,563.90
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,529.90
- Indiana$1,873.95
- Iowa$1,244.25
- Kansas$1,102.45
- Louisiana$752.40
- Maine$1,030.04
- Maryland$564.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,963.00
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,562.11
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,366.40
- Montana$1,920.00
- Nebraska$1,830.88
- Nevada$1,058.10
- New Hampshire$1,756.39
- New Jersey$1,099.00
- New Mexico$1,360.93
- New York$1,543.69
- North Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- Pennsylvania$1,521.60
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,524.58, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,253.13
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$1,979.85, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$692.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$3,148.25
- Washington$1,587.95
- West Virginia$1,498.00
- Wisconsin$1,922.70
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.