Screening colonoscopy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $398.40 to $4,525.60, with a median of $1,521.60. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 11.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,521.60, is 8% below the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Pennsylvania ranks 18th 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$398.40Meadville Medical Center
Median$1,521.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,525.60in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,123.20vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $398.40 | $664.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $502.50 | $1,005.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Colorectal Cancer Scrn, Colonoscopy Not High Risk - G0121 - 75000071 | $950.00 | $2,904.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/SCREENING NOT HI RSK | $1,198.80 | $1,998.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/SCREENING NOT HI RSK | $1,198.80 | $1,998.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY/SCREENING NOT HI RSK | $1,198.80 | $1,998.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA G0121 SCREENING COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,415.72 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,440.00 | $2,400.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,512.00 | $2,520.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $1,521.60 | $3,804.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA G0121 Screening Colonoscopy | $1,541.35 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA G0121 SCREENING COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,717.95 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA COLON CA SCREENING | $1,759.80 | $2,514.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC COLONOSCOPY SCREEN AVG RISK | $1,800.00 | $3,000.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA G0121 SCREENING COLONOSCOPY Tech | $1,864.91 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA NC0092 Screening Colonoscopy | $1,963.28 | $5,926.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,003.40 | $7,420.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,003.40 | $7,420.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC COLONOSCOPY CA SCRN NOT HI RSK | $2,336.00 | $4,672.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Colonoscopy Screening Medicare - ACU | $2,815.71 | $4,692.85 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $3,092.40 | $12,885.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Scrn Colonoscopy Pt Not Hi Risk | $4,206.24 | $5,257.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Scrn Colonoscopy Pt Not Hi Risk | $4,206.24 | $5,257.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Scrn Colonoscopy Pt Not Hi Risk | $4,525.60 | $5,657.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $502.50 | $1,440.00 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $2,003.40 | $2,169.70 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $1,415.72 | $1,864.91 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $4,206.24 | $4,206.24 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $950.00 | $1,882.86 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $1,759.80 | $1,759.80 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $1,521.60 | $1,521.60 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,717.95 | $1,717.95 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $398.40 | $398.40 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,541.35 | $1,541.35 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $1,512.00 | $1,512.00 |
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 Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- 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.