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Procedure price report · Colonoscopy and biopsy

Colonoscopy through a stoma, polyp removed with a wire snare

CPT 44394the billing code this page is about

Exam of the colon through a surgical opening in the abdominal wall, with removal of one or more polyps or growths using a wire loop.

Hospitals typically charge $1,395 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,135 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,561. Most fall between $693 and $3,122 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,135
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,135 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$505$788$1,395$2,710$4,388

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.7× what the cheapest tenth charges ($505 vs $4,388).

How the prices are spread

$384 – $498: 44 hospitals$384$498 – $646: 94 hospitals$646 – $838: 109 hospitals$646$838 – $1,088: 114 hospitals$1,088 – $1,412: 162 hospitals$1,088$1,412 – $1,833: 115 hospitals$1,833 – $2,379: 122 hospitals$1,833$2,379 – $3,088: 89 hospitals$3,088 – $4,008: 94 hospitals$3,088$4,008 – $5,202: 88 hospitals$4,008median $1,395price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,031 of 1,135 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$384$49844
$498$64694
$646$838109
$838$1,088114
$1,088$1,412162
$1,412$1,833115
$1,833$2,379122
$2,379$3,08889
$3,088$4,00894
$4,008$5,20288

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$1,223
Median cash price$1,395
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.14×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,395.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $539 across 13 hospitalsNH$539Washington: median $1,198 across 30 hospitalsWA$1,198Idaho: median $2,433 across 10 hospitalsID$2,433Montana: median $984 across 11 hospitalsMT$984North Dakota: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,081 across 51 hospitalsMN$1,081Illinois: median $1,260 across 37 hospitalsIL$1,260Wisconsin: median $2,160 across 40 hospitalsWI$2,160Michigan: median $1,130 across 38 hospitalsMI$1,130New York: median $1,392 across 44 hospitalsNY$1,392Massachusetts: median $3,044 across 28 hospitalsMA$3,044Oregon: median $971 across 24 hospitalsOR$971Nevada: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,045 across 31 hospitalsIA$1,045Indiana: median $951 across 19 hospitalsIN$951Ohio: median $2,732 across 64 hospitalsOH$2,732Pennsylvania: median $1,726 across 59 hospitalsPA$1,726New Jersey: median $2,360 across 39 hospitalsNJ$2,360Connecticut: median $1,899 across 11 hospitalsCT$1,899Rhode Island: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,335 across 81 hospitalsCA$2,335Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,455 across 20 hospitalsCO$1,455Nebraska: median $1,061 across 20 hospitalsNE$1,061Missouri: median $1,346 across 40 hospitalsMO$1,346Kentucky: median $517 across 12 hospitalsKY$517West Virginia: median $756 across 20 hospitalsWV$756Virginia: median $1,387 across 16 hospitalsVA$1,387Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: median $1,786 across 15 hospitalsNM$1,786Kansas: median $900 across 23 hospitalsKS$900Arkansas: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $1,261 across 21 hospitalsTN$1,261North Carolina: median $1,429 across 17 hospitalsNC$1,429South Carolina: median $2,228 across 20 hospitalsSC$2,228Oklahoma: median $704 across 24 hospitalsOK$704Louisiana: median $711 across 30 hospitalsLA$711Mississippi: median $1,376 across 15 hospitalsMS$1,376Alabama: median $1,608 across 13 hospitalsAL$1,608Georgia: median $1,158 across 30 hospitalsGA$1,158Hawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $761 across 60 hospitalsTX$761Florida: median $3,001 across 36 hospitalsFL$3,001
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,395. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Massachusetts MA28$3,044+118%$1,664 – $4,600
Florida FL36$3,001+115%$2,293 – $4,388
Ohio OH64$2,732+96%$1,003 – $3,824
Idaho ID10$2,433+74%$1,185 – $3,234
New Jersey NJ39$2,360+69%$1,387 – $5,110
California CA81$2,335+67%$937 – $5,202
South Carolina SC20$2,228+60%$759 – $2,228
Wisconsin WI40$2,160+55%$1,433 – $2,354
Connecticut CT11$1,899+36%$1,260 – $4,214
New Mexico NM15$1,786+28%$1,097 – $3,539
Pennsylvania PA59$1,726+24%$690 – $3,374
Alabama AL13$1,608+15%$987 – $4,433
Colorado CO20$1,455+4%$815 – $2,447
North Carolina NC17$1,429+2%$992 – $2,178
New York NY44$1,3920%$567 – $2,070
Virginia VA16$1,387−1%$539 – $1,463
Mississippi MS15$1,376−1%$813 – $1,417
Missouri MO40$1,346−4%$839 – $3,675
Tennessee TN21$1,261−10%$525 – $1,868
Illinois IL37$1,260−10%$627 – $2,342
Washington WA30$1,198−14%$599 – $3,178
Georgia GA30$1,158−17%$893 – $2,598
Michigan MI38$1,130−19%$693 – $2,160
Minnesota MN51$1,081−23%$768 – $1,784
Nebraska NE20$1,061−24%$869 – $3,393
Iowa IA31$1,045−25%$728 – $1,850
Montana MT11$984−29%$634 – $1,477
Oregon OR24$971−30%$788 – $1,238
Indiana IN19$951−32%$468 – $3,476
Kansas KS23$900−35%$558 – $1,364
Texas TX60$761−45%$580 – $1,765
West Virginia WV20$756−46%$245 – $1,728
Louisiana LA30$711−49%$439 – $1,119
Oklahoma OK24$704−50%$526 – $2,169
New Hampshire NH13$539−61%$260 – $1,517
Kentucky KY12$517−63%$445 – $4,734
Arkansas AR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,395.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care864$1,463$760 – $3,251
Children’s12fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access254$1,074$558 – $2,160
Ownership
For-profit123$1,523$834 – $3,344
Government201$1,364$665 – $2,917
Non-profit806$1,392$693 – $3,210
System affiliation
Part of a system912$1,433$759 – $3,252
Independent223$1,068$567 – $2,191

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,628
Median cash price$1,395
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

705 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,368 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,560; most fall between $610 and $3,080.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 705 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$505$761$1,368$2,710$4,019

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($505 vs $4,019).

Of the 770 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 705 gave a usable cash price; 27 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 38 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,135 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (29%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,225 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,135
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here53
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded35
Hospitals that filed this code1,225

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Colonoscopy and biopsy family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Colonoscopy Stoma W/Rmvl Tum Polyp/Oth Les Snare.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Colonoscopy through a stoma, polyp removed with a wire snare (CPT 44394) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-44394-colonoscopy-through-a-stoma-polyp-removed-with-a-wire-snare