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Flexible sigmoidoscopy: what insurers pay

Scope of the lower colon only, diagnostic (45330) or with biopsy (45331). Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.

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CPT 45330: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

1365 hospitals in 81 markets. National Medicare rate $950, surgery center $185.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)17$1,030$1,421$1,725$477–$2,574
Alaska (statewide)4———$1,150–$4,590
Arizona (statewide)13$1,838$2,280$2,735$591–$3,945
Arkansas (statewide)13$874$1,260$1,324$752–$1,591
Atlanta GA10$2,360$3,106$3,320$2,360–$3,320
Austin TX13$906$1,397$2,441$884–$2,441
Boston MA15$1,056$1,645$1,714$745–$2,123
California (statewide)71$1,626$2,690$3,450$1,014–$7,068
Charlotte NC7$1,084$1,084$1,170$1,069–$2,492
Chicago IL10$2,250$3,075$3,558$1,017–$4,016
Cleveland OH11$1,895$2,054$2,545$1,640–$2,693
Colorado (statewide)17$1,221$2,169$2,797$916–$4,002
Columbus OH1———$3,345–$3,345
Connecticut (statewide)3———$1,194–$3,875
Dallas-Fort Worth TX12$1,884$2,012$2,122$1,830–$2,433
Delaware (statewide)1———$2,527–$2,527
Denver CO15$1,660$2,368$2,806$1,083–$3,702
Detroit MI16$660$858$1,068$660–$3,791
Florida (statewide)70$1,843$2,248$2,535$673–$7,541
Georgia (statewide)46$1,918$2,432$3,097$450–$3,959
Hawaii (statewide)5$1,330$1,909$2,387$1,135–$2,833
Houston TX19$1,775$2,128$2,589$1,370–$3,737
Idaho (statewide)15$916$1,353$2,769$481–$3,432
Illinois (statewide)33$1,334$1,618$2,301$905–$3,811
Indiana (statewide)36$1,560$2,064$3,258$556–$5,496
Indianapolis IN1———$3,868–$3,868
Iowa (statewide)26$972$1,698$2,282$514–$3,047
Kansas (statewide)35$966$1,110$1,386$607–$3,186
Kentucky (statewide)17$1,182$1,530$1,791$785–$2,436
Las Vegas NV2———$1,181–$1,688
Los Angeles CA18$2,439$2,638$3,021$1,498–$6,417
Louisiana (statewide)21$822$1,011$1,300$499–$3,139
Maine (statewide)17$3,736$4,194$4,337$920–$5,453
Maryland (statewide)1———$2,785–$2,785
Massachusetts (statewide)11$1,296$1,391$1,746$852–$2,252
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL2———$1,090–$1,907
Michigan (statewide)29$699$998$1,083$471–$1,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN10$1,717$1,910$1,984$1,389–$2,085
Minnesota (statewide)17$1,388$2,108$2,818$531–$3,379
Mississippi (statewide)22$804$1,240$1,491$430–$2,650
Missouri (statewide)32$1,254$1,850$2,686$601–$6,278
Montana (statewide)7$1,878$2,104$2,686$1,140–$3,109
Nashville TN8$1,608$1,736$1,772$1,222–$1,900
Nebraska (statewide)15$1,460$2,236$3,047$514–$6,353
Nevada (statewide)6$1,656$1,732$1,831$1,645–$2,424
New Hampshire (statewide)6$2,151$2,651$3,256$1,053–$4,164
New Jersey (statewide)24$1,584$2,644$3,153$1,009–$6,872
New Mexico (statewide)10$1,596$2,160$3,024$519–$3,841
New York (statewide)37$1,564$2,074$2,496$842–$5,171
New York City8$2,069$2,075$3,456$1,200–$4,790
North Carolina (statewide)10$1,040$2,303$2,367$532–$2,754
North Dakota (statewide)7$1,346$1,614$1,962$501–$5,002
Ohio (statewide)41$1,900$2,422$3,176$538–$4,642
Oklahoma (statewide)18$1,242$1,850$2,041$837–$3,256
Oregon (statewide)14$2,150$2,752$3,133$764–$4,218
Pennsylvania (statewide)50$1,246$2,192$3,032$568–$6,436
Philadelphia PA11$2,288$2,355$3,140$1,978–$6,872
Phoenix AZ8$2,056$2,064$2,080$2,032–$2,130
Pittsburgh PA12$964$1,242$1,888$770–$2,294
Portland OR9$3,517$3,998$3,998$3,517–$4,114
Rhode Island (statewide)6$1,172$1,511$1,839$884–$2,630
Richmond VA3———$2,772–$3,138
Rio Grande Valley TX6$1,249$1,322$2,214$1,208–$2,650
Salt Lake City UT9$565$565$572$558–$1,227
San Antonio TX3———$1,498–$2,016
San Diego CA7$2,033$2,033$2,046$1,710–$2,206
San Francisco Bay Area CA6$3,202$3,530$4,452$3,115–$8,967
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$2,590$2,750$3,075$2,457–$3,415
South Carolina (statewide)26$1,628$2,222$3,250$948–$4,604
South Dakota (statewide)4———$1,136–$4,649
St. Louis MO10$1,576$1,920$1,920$1,241–$2,740
Tampa FL6$2,248$2,248$2,248$1,457–$4,633
Tennessee (statewide)38$1,230$1,266$1,570$844–$2,171
Texas (statewide)76$1,376$1,901$2,016$742–$5,496
Utah (statewide)7$832$2,019$3,074$565–$3,206
Vermont (statewide)2———$970–$1,987
Virginia (statewide)27$2,698$3,385$3,558$1,129–$4,794
Washington (statewide)15$1,452$2,418$2,796$520–$4,976
Washington DC10$2,220$2,252$2,252$2,032–$2,644
West Virginia (statewide)10$1,352$1,560$3,033$790–$6,191
Wisconsin (statewide)43$2,052$2,182$3,526$636–$5,220

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Greene County HospitalMississippi (statewide)$4300.5×12026-06-05
Memorial Hospital And ManorGeorgia (statewide)$4500.6×12026-05-01
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalMichigan (statewide)$4710.5×22026-04-17
Usa Health University HospitalAlabama (statewide)$4770.6×12026-04-30
Syringa General HospitalIdaho (statewide)$4810.5×12026-08-21
Ochsner St Martin HospitalLouisiana (statewide)$4990.6×22026-04-01
Chi St Alexius Health WillistonNorth Dakota (statewide)$5010.5×32026-02-28
Chi Health - Mercy CorningIowa (statewide)$5140.6×102026-02-28
Chi Health Missouri ValleyIowa (statewide)$5140.5×102026-02-28
Chi Health SchuylerNebraska (statewide)$5140.5×112026-02-28
Chi Health PlainviewNebraska (statewide)$5140.5×112026-02-28
Chi Health St Mary'SNebraska (statewide)$5140.5×92026-02-28
Logan Regional Medical CenterWest Virginia (statewide)$6,1916.9×12026-04-01
Hackensack University Medical CenterNew Jersey (statewide)$6,2475.7×42025-12-31
St Louis Childrens HospitalMissouri (statewide)$6,2786.7×12025-12-15
Chi Health St FrancisNebraska (statewide)$6,3536.6×62026-02-28
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$6,4175.4×12025-11-26
Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalPennsylvania (statewide)$6,4367.1×22026-01-01
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterCalifornia (statewide)$6,8125.7×52026-04-01
Inspira Medical Center VinelandNew Jersey (statewide)$6,8726.6×12026-03-24
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillPhiladelphia PA$6,8726.6×12026-03-24
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterCalifornia (statewide)$7,0685.9×42026-09-01
Holy Cross HospitalFlorida (statewide)$7,5417.8×222026-03-31
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$8,9676.5×22026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

CPT 45331: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

1342 hospitals in 80 markets. National Medicare rate $950, surgery center $510.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)17$1,004$1,421$1,725$436–$2,574
Alaska (statewide)4———$1,382–$4,590
Arizona (statewide)12$1,748$2,156$2,780$591–$3,945
Arkansas (statewide)14$835$985$1,240$752–$1,344
Atlanta GA10$2,360$2,820$3,320$2,360–$3,320
Austin TX13$884$1,830$2,192$851–$2,620
Boston MA16$1,157$1,492$1,657$745–$1,980
California (statewide)68$1,667$2,690$3,450$1,014–$7,068
Charlotte NC7$1,084$1,084$1,170$1,069–$2,492
Chicago IL11$2,258$3,074$3,558$1,017–$4,016
Cleveland OH11$1,370$1,583$1,954$968–$2,897
Colorado (statewide)16$1,188$2,070$2,802$646–$3,702
Columbus OH1———$3,345–$3,345
Connecticut (statewide)3———$1,194–$3,875
Dallas-Fort Worth TX12$2,150$2,202$2,325$1,920–$3,650
Denver CO15$1,660$2,368$2,806$1,083–$3,702
Detroit MI16$660$890$1,255$660–$3,791
Florida (statewide)69$1,915$2,248$2,556$673–$7,541
Georgia (statewide)44$1,970$2,461$2,806$450–$3,959
Hawaii (statewide)5$1,988$2,590$2,824$1,909–$2,833
Houston TX19$1,775$2,128$2,136$1,358–$2,673
Idaho (statewide)15$927$986$1,657$810–$2,769
Illinois (statewide)33$1,334$1,702$2,167$905–$3,811
Indiana (statewide)35$1,448$2,097$3,282$912–$6,867
Indianapolis IN1———$3,868–$3,868
Iowa (statewide)30$950$1,471$2,011$470–$3,047
Kansas (statewide)31$912$1,100$1,710$434–$3,464
Kentucky (statewide)18$1,217$1,578$1,778$785–$2,436
Las Vegas NV2———$1,817–$2,003
Los Angeles CA18$2,451$2,660$3,021$1,498–$6,417
Louisiana (statewide)20$834$1,007$1,214$764–$3,139
Maine (statewide)17$3,736$4,194$4,337$920–$5,453
Maryland (statewide)1———$2,157–$2,157
Massachusetts (statewide)11$1,333$1,391$1,680$852–$1,959
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL2———$1,090–$2,185
Michigan (statewide)31$954$1,162$1,362$510–$1,579
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN10$1,717$2,082$2,291$1,442–$2,291
Minnesota (statewide)17$1,866$2,422$2,940$828–$7,205
Mississippi (statewide)19$951$1,341$1,602$795–$2,650
Missouri (statewide)27$1,398$1,850$2,802$591–$6,278
Montana (statewide)7$1,878$2,104$2,686$1,140–$3,607
Nashville TN8$1,387$1,886$2,172$1,222–$2,212
Nebraska (statewide)19$1,137$1,844$3,047$529–$6,353
Nevada (statewide)6$1,847$1,976$2,102$1,817–$2,424
New Hampshire (statewide)7$1,592$2,214$3,200$557–$4,164
New Jersey (statewide)24$1,584$2,644$3,153$1,009–$6,872
New Mexico (statewide)10$1,330$2,135$3,024$647–$3,762
New York (statewide)35$1,874$2,076$2,740$822–$5,264
New York City8$2,069$2,075$3,456$1,313–$4,790
North Carolina (statewide)10$1,375$1,966$2,334$950–$2,754
North Dakota (statewide)7$1,134$1,614$1,962$669–$5,002
Ohio (statewide)42$1,702$2,311$3,224$825–$4,300
Oklahoma (statewide)18$1,242$1,788$2,016$655–$3,256
Oregon (statewide)11$2,212$2,812$3,246$1,044–$4,218
Pennsylvania (statewide)48$1,368$2,192$2,898$895–$5,224
Philadelphia PA11$2,288$2,355$3,140$2,120–$6,872
Phoenix AZ8$2,056$2,064$2,080$2,032–$2,130
Pittsburgh PA12$1,306$1,465$1,880$1,164–$2,294
Portland OR9$3,688$3,998$3,998$3,688–$4,114
Rhode Island (statewide)6$1,172$1,511$2,277$884–$2,630
Richmond VA3———$3,138–$3,505
Rio Grande Valley TX6$1,220$1,454$2,292$1,208–$2,650
Salt Lake City UT9$760$760$760$743–$778
San Antonio TX3———$1,456–$2,012
San Diego CA7$2,033$2,033$2,046$1,710–$2,206
San Francisco Bay Area CA6$3,202$3,530$4,452$3,115–$8,967
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$2,590$2,750$3,075$2,457–$3,415
South Carolina (statewide)26$1,826$2,270$3,235$683–$4,604
South Dakota (statewide)3———$1,136–$4,649
St. Louis MO10$1,241$1,920$1,924$1,140–$2,740
Tampa FL6$2,248$2,248$2,248$1,377–$4,633
Tennessee (statewide)29$1,230$1,266$1,562$875–$2,272
Texas (statewide)79$1,348$2,012$2,380$568–$5,496
Utah (statewide)8$652$751$832$491–$2,014
Vermont (statewide)2———$1,037–$2,348
Virginia (statewide)23$3,203$3,408$3,678$1,776–$4,794
Washington (statewide)16$1,728$2,400$2,758$738–$4,976
Washington DC10$2,262$2,446$2,480$1,920–$2,664
West Virginia (statewide)9$1,285$1,553$3,023$790–$6,191
Wisconsin (statewide)44$2,052$2,225$3,414$1,002–$5,220

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mcpherson Hospital IncKansas (statewide)$4340.5×12026-06-08
Usa Health Children'S & Women'S HospitalAlabama (statewide)$4360.5×12026-04-30
Memorial Hospital And ManorGeorgia (statewide)$4500.6×12026-05-01
Usa Health University HospitalAlabama (statewide)$4560.5×22026-04-30
Cass County Memorial HospitalIowa (statewide)$4700.5×12026-06-01
Hancock County Health SystemIowa (statewide)$4830.5×12026-06-30
Orange City Area Health SystemIowa (statewide)$4840.5×12026-09-23
San Juan HospitalUtah (statewide)$4910.5×142026-04-13
Holland HospitalMichigan (statewide)$5100.6×42026-09-21
Helen Newberry Joy HospitalMichigan (statewide)$5100.6×12026-09-02
Oaklawn HospitalMichigan (statewide)$5200.6×22026-03-27
Tri Valley Health SystemNebraska (statewide)$5290.6×32026-07-15
St Louis Childrens HospitalMissouri (statewide)$6,2786.7×12025-12-15
Valley Children'S HospitalCalifornia (statewide)$6,3085.3×12026-04-01
Chi Health St FrancisNebraska (statewide)$6,3536.6×62026-02-28
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$6,4175.4×12025-11-26
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical CenterCalifornia (statewide)$6,8125.7×52026-04-01
Franciscan Health MunsterIndiana (statewide)$6,8677.0×32026-01-01
Inspira Medical Center VinelandNew Jersey (statewide)$6,8726.6×12026-03-24
Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillPhiladelphia PA$6,8726.6×12026-03-24
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterCalifornia (statewide)$7,0685.9×42026-09-01
Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalMinnesota (statewide)$7,2057.5×12026-01-28
Holy Cross HospitalFlorida (statewide)$7,5417.8×242026-03-31
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$8,9676.5×22026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

Questions

How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for flexible sigmoidoscopy?

Across 1365 hospitals in 81 markets (metro areas and statewide) that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 45330, hospital outpatient is $1,992, 2.1× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $1,264 to $2,730. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.

What does Medicare pay for flexible sigmoidoscopy?

Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 45330 is $950 and its surgery-center rate is $185, before local wage adjustment.

Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for flexible sigmoidoscopy?

Lowest medians: Greene County Hospital ($430), Memorial Hospital And Manor ($450), Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital ($471). Highest: Stanford Health Care ($8,967), Holy Cross Hospital ($7,541), Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center ($7,068). Coverage: every hospital whose price file we could read.