All proceduresDiagnostic colonoscopy — United States: What it costs and how long people wait
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- US$164.41 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded. — PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant Source: US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule) · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109
- US$950.1 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded. — OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee Source: US Medicare (CMS OPPS) · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1
- Colonoscopy KC — Dr. Jeffrey Earl — Published packages; check inclusions: published cash list price; provider conditions apply 1,275 USD (2026-10-15) — Shawnee, Kansas; Colonoscopy KC — Dr. Jeffrey Earl: All-inclusive cash colonoscopy; screening or diagnostic. Excluded / priced separately: You'll receive information about the bowel prep solution, which is available over the counter. Source: Colonoscopy KC — Dr. Jeffrey Earl · Captured: 2026-10-15
- NTTC Surgery Center — Published packages; check inclusions: Prices are subject to change without notice and the website may not always reflect the most current rates, please do contact our care coordinator and confirm the price for your procedure. 1,936 USD (2026-10-15) — Mesquite, Texas; NTTC Surgery Center: Diagnostic Colonoscopy procedure; cash flat-rate. Excluded / priced separately: Transportation; Pre-operative imaging – CT, MRI, Etc; Diagnostic labs; Implants and prosthesis *; Management of complications; Other Specialist consultation if needed *; If an overnight stay is required, an additional fee of $2500 will be incurred; Self Pay Payments with a Credit / Debit Card – Additional Transaction Fee : 3.5%; Additional fees may be charged for complication or comorbidity. Source: NTTC Surgery Center · Captured: 2026-10-15
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PriceWhat the public health system pays (official tariff)
$950.1 USD (single published tariff, n=1)What US Medicare pays the hospital (outpatient facility only)Hospital outpatient facility fee only — excludes the surgeon’s professional fee · Schedule: 2026-10Source: US Medicare (CMS OPPS) $164.41 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 160.58–170.62 USD across 109 observations)What US Medicare pays the doctor (surgeon fee only)Doctor’s professional fee only — excludes hospital room, anaesthesia, and implant · Schedule: 2026-01Source: US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule) Separate hospital and doctor payment schedules. Do not add together: we never sum them into a synthetic total. Wait: — Not in snapshot yet
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| Argentina | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 377,027 ARS · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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| United Kingdom | Public payment tariffsPublic hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 573 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations Private published pricesScope not establishedguide price from (guide / approximate): 2,660 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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| Thailand | Private published pricesComponent onlypublished amount: 30,000 THB · 1 price series · n=1 observations |
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