Becker's Healthcare November 22, 2024
Hospital-based colonoscopy facility fees are more than 50% higher than the same service in a physician’s office, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open in 2023.
Here are five additional stats on colonoscopy costs, drawn from that study and others:
1. After adjusting for insurer, negotiated rates and county-fixed effects, hospitals’ facility fees for colonoscopies were found to be 54%, 56% and 61% higher for colonoscopies, colonoscopies with a biopsy, and colonoscopies with the removal of polyps, respectively.
2. As of May 2023, hospitals charged average facility fees of $1,530 for a colonoscopy, $1,760 for a colonoscopy with a biopsy, and $1,761 for a colonoscopy with polyp removal. At an ASC, those procedures cost $989, $1,034...
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