Screening colonoscopy cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $704.40 to $4,600.40, with a median of $1,338.00. The lowest price is at Randolph Health (Asheboro). The highest price is 6.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,338.00, is 19% below the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- North Carolina ranks 13th of 44 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 G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$704.40Randolph Health
Median$1,338.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,600.40in North Carolina
Lowest saves$633.60vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Health lowest Asheboro · Asheboro, NC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING | $704.40 | $3,522.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Colorectal Ca Scrn Not High Risk | $838.89 | $3,107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Colorectal Ca Scrn Not High Risk | $838.89 | $3,107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Colorectal Ca Scrn Not High Risk | $838.89 | $3,107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Colonoscopy Scr Non Hi Risk Pt | $1,221.12 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Colonoscopy Scr Non Hi Risk Pt | $1,221.12 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,338.00 | $2,230.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,338.00 | $2,230.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,338.00 | $2,230.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,338.00 | $2,230.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,338.00 | $2,230.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Colorectal Ca Scrn Not High Risk | $1,431.00 | $5,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC G0121 COLON CANCER SCR NON-HR | $1,469.16 | $2,098.80 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Colonoscopy Scr Low Risk(IP On | $1,478.32 | $2,174.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Colon ca scrn not hi rsk ind | $1,515.85 | $3,789.63 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Colonoscopy Scr Non Hi Risk Pt | $1,530.48 | $2,733.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Colonoscopy Scr Non Hi Risk Pt | $2,126.88 | $3,798.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $2,257.60 | $5,644.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $2,338.45 | $5,846.12 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,211.74 | $8,029.35 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $4,600.40 | $11,501.00 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $1,338.00 | $1,338.00 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $838.89 | $2,719.64 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $704.40 | $704.40 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,338.00 | $1,338.00 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1 | $1,431.00 | $1,431.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $838.89 | $838.89 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $1,338.00 | $1,338.00 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $3,211.74 | $3,211.74 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,221.12 | $1,221.12 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $1,515.85 | $1,515.85 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $1,478.32 | $1,478.32 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $838.89 | $838.89 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $2,126.88 | $2,126.88 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,530.48 | $1,530.48 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $2,338.45 | $2,338.45 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,469.16 | $1,469.16 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,221.12 | $1,221.12 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $2,257.60 | $2,257.60 |
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
- Kentucky$3,446.04
- 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 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.