Colonoscopy Cost in Austin, TX (2026)

Prices at 10 hospitals in Austin, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $902 — 49% below the US median ($1,754), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital	Austin, TX	$902	$429	—	—	—

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 September 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)

$2,505

Cash / self-pay

$902

Insurer-negotiated

$429

Medicare pays

$480

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $902 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($480). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,505 list price could save about $1,603 (64%).

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Doctors who perform this in Austin

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Kenneth Ellis, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	187
Robert Frachtman, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	184
Harish Gagneja, MD	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	180
Kenneth Ellis, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	174
Adam Hafemeister, MD	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	161
Chia-Wen Hsu, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	149
Daniel Emmett, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	148
Harry Thomas, MD	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	147
Scott Becker, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	147
Robert Frachtman, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	131
Binh Pham, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	126
Karthik Garapati, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Austin, TX	125

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