Capsule endoscopy cost in Cleveland, OH

Prices at 6 hospitals in Cleveland, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,803 — 32% above the US median ($2,126), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uh Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH $2,754 $2,056 ★ 3/5 241 min —
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Cleveland, OH $2,754 $2,324 — — —
Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH $2,803 $1,604 ★ 5/5 242 min —
Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH $2,803 $1,786 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH $2,803 $898 ★ 4/5 189 min —
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehab Cleveland, OH $2,803 $898 — — —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,313
Cash / self-pay
$2,803
Insurer-negotiated
$1,695
Medicare pays
$802
$2,754$2,803
Median cash $2,803  ·  Medicare $802  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,803 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($802). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,313 list price could save about $1,510 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Cleveland

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Gerard Isenberg, MDGastroenterologyCleveland, OH37
Milan Dodig, MDGastroenterologyCleveland, OH27
Shirley Paski, M.D.GastroenterologyCleveland, OH24
Lindsey Russell, MDGastroenterologyCleveland, OH19
Nisheet Waghray, MDInternal MedicineCleveland, OH15

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