Colonoscopy Cost in Chattanooga, TN

How much does a colonoscopy cost without insurance in Chattanooga?

No cash prices are published for a colonoscopy at any of the 4 Chattanooga hospitals on this page, so a self-pay range cannot be given. CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga, CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson, Parkridge East Hospital and Parkridge Medical Center all show cash as not published for both codes 45378 and 45380. Those blanks are missing data, not a price of $0. Contacting a hospital's billing office is the way to ask for a self-pay quote. Note that the facility charge covers only the hospital side. Professional fees, such as the physician's, are billed separately and are not included in these figures.

Why is the gross charge so much higher than the cash price?

On this page the comparison cannot be made, because no gross charge is available for any hospital. All 8 price rows show the gross charge as published $0 or blank, and 0 of 8 rows show a cash price. No cash-to-gross percentage can be stated. In general, a gross charge is a hospital's list price and is often much higher than what insurers negotiate or what self-pay patients are offered. Here, the only published figures are the insured rates, which range from $167 to $5,361 across the table.

Does insurance cover a colonoscopy?

Whether a colonoscopy is covered depends on your specific plan, so the plan's own documents or member services are the place to confirm. This page shows negotiated rates, not coverage terms. Insured rates for the facility charge range from $167 at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga to $5,361 at Parkridge East Hospital for code 45378. At Parkridge Medical Center, 146 published rates for code 45378 run from $669.51 for BCBS TENNCARE to $5,361 for United AllPayerAppendix. If you have a high-deductible plan and have not met your deductible, you usually pay the plan's negotiated rate until it is met.

Are there additional fees beyond the colonoscopy facility charge?

Yes. The facility charge is only one part of the total. Other bills commonly associated with a colonoscopy include the professional fee for the physician who performs the procedure, a separate fee for anesthesia or sedation and the clinician who administers it, and a pathology fee if tissue samples are sent to a laboratory for review. Some patients also receive separate charges for bowel preparation supplies or medications. These may come from different billing entities, sometimes outside the hospital, so they can arrive as separate statements. Itemized estimates from each provider show what applies to a given visit.

What is the cash price for a colonoscopy at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga?

No cash price is published for either colonoscopy code at Parkridge Medical Center. The gross charge is also missing, shown as N/A. A blank or $0 entry means the data is missing, not that the procedure is free. Published insured rates are the only figures available there, and they cover the facility charge only.

What is the lowest published colonoscopy price in Chattanooga, TN?

The lowest insured rate in the price table is $167 at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga for code 45378, Screening Colonoscopy. This is a facility charge only, and it is a negotiated insured rate rather than a cash price. No cash prices are published for any of the 8 price rows on this page.

What is the highest colonoscopy rate listed for Chattanooga hospitals?

The highest insured rate listed is $5,361 at Parkridge East Hospital for code 45378. The same $5,361 also tops the 45380 range at both Parkridge East Hospital and Parkridge Medical Center. These are facility charges only, and gross charges and cash prices are missing for every row.

How much does United pay for a screening colonoscopy at Parkridge Medical Center?

The payer table for code 45378 at Parkridge Medical Center shows United entries listed under AllPayerAppendix at $5,361, the top of the 146 published rates. The highest entry is about 8x the lowest. This is a facility charge only, and the table does not show a cash price.

What is the BCBS TennCare rate for a colonoscopy at Parkridge Medical Center?

The payer table lists BCBS TENNCARE at $669.51 for code 45378, Screening Colonoscopy, at Parkridge Medical Center. This sits at the low end of the 146 published rates, sorted low to high. It is a facility charge only, and Parkridge Medical Center publishes no cash price for this code.