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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Los Angeles, CA costs $268 to $5,873. Here's every hospital's price.

23 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area publish a cash price for colonoscopy (diagnostic) (CPT 45378). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 23 hospitals list a cash price for colonoscopy (diagnostic) (CPT 45378). The lowest is $268 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, the median is $1,190 and the highest is $5,873 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 22 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $1,190 is 21% below the national median of $1,500 across 304 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

33 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $301 to $26,648. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between July 2024 and September 2026. 66 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$268
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Providence St. Joseph Hospital · 29 mi
$922 below the median
$1,190
median cash price
23 hospitals
22×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
23/100
hospitals with a cash price
66 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$268
list $335 · lowest of 8 lines
2
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$498
list $1,424 · lowest of 10 lines
3
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance

Torrance · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$498
list $1,424 · lowest of 10 lines
4
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$511
list $1,460 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$611
list $1,745 · lowest of 10 lines
6
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$611
list $1,745 · lowest of 9 lines
7
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Tarzana · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$678
list $1,937 · lowest of 10 lines
8
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 37 lines
9
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,045
list $2,177 · lowest of 10 lines
10
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,190
list $3,520 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,190
list $6,490
12
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,190
list $6,057 · lowest of 3 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 45378. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 45378, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About colonoscopy (diagnostic)

A colonoscopy is an examination of the large intestine with a flexible camera passed through the rectum. The diagnostic version, CPT 45378, is the base procedure: the doctor looks, and if nothing needs to be removed or sampled, this is the code the hospital bills. Most people are sedated and go home the same day.

What the price covers

The hospital's price for 45378 is the facility fee: the endoscopy suite, nursing, the scope and its cleaning, recovery time and disposable supplies. It usually does not include the gastroenterologist's professional fee, the anesthesia provider, or pathology if a sample is taken. Those are billed separately, often by different companies, and can add several hundred dollars to what you see here.

If polyps are found and removed, the code changes to 45385 (polyp removal) or 45380 (biopsy), and the price changes with it. A hospital's cash price for 45378 is the best starting point, not a guarantee of the final bill.

Screening versus diagnostic

A screening colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms is preventive care, which most insurance plans cover without cost-sharing. A diagnostic colonoscopy, done because of symptoms or a positive stool test, is not. The same procedure, the same room, a different code and a different bill. If you are insured, ask before the appointment which one will be billed.

Why prices vary so much

The spread between hospitals is often five to ten times for this code. Academic medical centers and large systems tend to list higher gross charges and higher negotiated rates; community hospitals and hospital-owned outpatient centers tend to be cheaper. Location matters less than ownership and system size. Freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, which are not in these files, are often cheaper still.

Questions to ask before you book

  • Is this the self-pay price for CPT 45378, in writing?
  • Does it include the physician, anesthesia and pathology, or are those separate?
  • If a polyp is removed, what does the price become?
  • Is there a prompt-pay or financial-assistance discount on top of the cash price?

Hospitals in Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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