Becker's Healthcare March 18, 2024
The average cost to undergo a colonoscopy in the U.S. in 2024 is $1,608, according to data from Sidecar Health — but how does that change depending on where the procedure is done?
A JAMA Health Forum study, published Dec. 15, found that U.S. hospitals’ facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance are an average of 55% higher than facility fees billed by ASCs.
In 2017, patients paid $943 to get a diagnostic colonoscopy in an ASC — defined as a procedure when providers perform a colonoscopy along with a biopsy or other procedure — compared to $1,402 in hospital outpatient departments, according to data from Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Blue Health Intelligence’s “Rising Prices for...
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