Screening colonoscopy cost in New York
In New York, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $210.14 to $9,426.70, with a median of $1,078.88. The lowest price is at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx). The highest price is 44.9× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$210.14St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$1,078.88half pay less
Highest$9,426.70in New York
Lowest saves$868.74vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $210.14 | $776.09 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $289.80 | $486.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $355.99 | $597.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $463.33 | $777.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COLOREETAL CANCER SCREENING | $525.00 | $525.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $576.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $580.37 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $614.00 | $614.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $614.00 | $614.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $614.00 | $614.00 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $658.56 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $827.50 | $1,655.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $828.57 | $4,142.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $849.45 | $4,247.25 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $917.07 | $1,310.10 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $950.10 | $471.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $950.10 | $483.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $950.10 | $468.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK PT | $1,064.06 | $1,637.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT ME | $1,078.88 | $1,839.88 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT ME | $1,078.88 | $1,606.45 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT ME | $1,078.88 | $1,606.45 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,103.85 | — | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,247.00 | $1,247.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC SCRN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HI RISK | $1,543.69 | $8,124.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Scrn Colonoscopy Pt Not Hi Risk | $1,996.80 | $2,496.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK PT | $2,393.41 | $3,682.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING COLONOSCOPY NOT HIGH RISK PT | $2,393.41 | $3,682.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,397.00 | $2,397.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,856.00 | $3,360.00 | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $3,094.39 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Scrn Colonoscopy Pt Not Hi Risk | $4,206.24 | $5,257.80 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $5,102.48 | $5,102.48 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $7,437.00 | $7,437.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $9,426.70 | $9,426.70 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 18 | $210.14 | $1,543.69 |
| Rochester, NY | 6 | $355.99 | $965.68 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $614.00 | $614.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $576.00 | $578.18 |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $289.80 | $2,248.02 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $1,996.80 | $1,996.80 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $828.57 | $828.57 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $2,397.00 | $2,397.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $849.45 | $849.45 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,064.06 | $1,064.06 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,247.00 | $1,247.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $3,094.39 | $3,094.39 |
What it is
This is a routine colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms and no high-risk factors, done to find and prevent colorectal cancer. G0121 is a Medicare screening code; for people at average risk Medicare covers it once every 10 years, or 4 years after a screening sigmoidoscopy.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia, the bowel-prep medicine and any pathology are usually billed or bought separately.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,903.02
- Alaska$1,856.05
- Arizona$577.78
- Arkansas$625.95
- California$1,700.40
- Colorado$1,918.00
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$2,726.64
- Florida$3,328.00
- Georgia$2,091.00
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$1,979.60
- Indiana$444.60
- Iowa$813.60
- Kansas$2,139.80
- Kentucky$1,256.72
- Louisiana$473.20
- Maine$291.53
- Maryland$684.50
- Massachusetts$1,853.03
- Michigan$821.80
- Minnesota$1,216.24
- Mississippi$1,137.84
- Missouri$609.70
- Montana$1,707.53
- Nebraska$754.42
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$1,070.15
- New Jersey$1,086.34
- New Mexico$660.00
- North Carolina$1,221.12
- North Dakota$1,792.00
- Ohio$2,460.73
- Oklahoma$632.25
- Oregon$616.20
- Pennsylvania$1,440.00
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,920.39
- South Dakota$1,356.53
- Tennessee$734.80
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$2,278.36
- Vermont$649.08
- Virginia$3,735.57
- Washington$1,221.27
- West Virginia$866.50
- Wisconsin$1,293.50
- Wyoming$1,010.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.