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Colonoscopy, diagnostic at Houston Methodist Hospital.

📍 Houston, TX 5/5 CMS rating CPT 45378
Cash-pay price
$519
Houston Methodist Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-66%) for colonoscopy, diagnostic.
Chargemaster (gross): $1,038

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Houston Methodist Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$3,578 – $3,689
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1,558
UnitedHealthcare$3,871
Cigna$3,849 – $4,074
Humana$2,413
Medicare$934 – $1,822

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 6,099 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 81% 69.6% +11pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 79% 68.6% +10pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 80% 76.6% +3pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 67% 52.2% +15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Houston Methodist Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 45378, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of colonoscopy, diagnostic prices, see the Colonoscopy, diagnostic overview.