Screening colonoscopy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $138.72 to $3,981.65, with a median of $734.80. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 28.7× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$138.72Erlanger Health
Median$734.80half pay less
Highest$3,981.65in Tennessee
Lowest saves$596.08vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $138.72 | $480.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $253.44 | $480.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $257.52 | $888.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $257.52 | $888.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $257.52 | $888.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COLONOSCOPY/NOT HIGH RISK | $314.16 | $1,496.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $479.52 | $888.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $734.80 | $3,340.00 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAA | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SCREEN COLONSC NO RISK FX DCAB | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SCREENING COLONSC NO RISK FX | $1,093.16 | $3,643.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN SCREENING COLON NO RISK | $1,253.13 | $4,177.10 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,658.13 | $8,547.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $3,981.65 | $13,589.26 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 7 | $314.16 | $734.80 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $257.52 | $786.34 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $253.44 | $253.44 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,658.13 | $1,658.13 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $1,253.13 | $1,253.13 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $138.72 | $138.72 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $3,981.65 | $3,981.65 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $1,093.16 | $1,093.16 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $257.52 | $257.52 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $257.52 | $257.52 |
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
- New York$1,078.88
- 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
- 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.