Colonoscopy cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 10 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,398 — 20% below the US median ($1,754), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $560 $114 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,087 $1,285 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $1,350 $360 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,382 $1,268 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,414 $2,343 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $4,446 $1,737 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $4,663 $1,560 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $5,689 $2,617 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%

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 July 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)
$4,446
Cash / self-pay
$1,398
Insurer-negotiated
$1,337
Medicare pays
$480
$929$4,971
Median cash $1,398  ·  Medicare $480  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,398 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($480). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,446 list price could save about $3,048 (69%).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

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.

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