6 years of rising costs: How ASCs, HOPDs compare for colonoscopy

The average colonoscopy screening costs $925 at an ASC versus $1,224 in a hospital outpatient setting, up from $859 and $1,045 in 2017, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Blue Health Intelligence’s “Rising Prices for Hospital Outpatient Care” brief, published in September. 

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Here is how the cost of colonoscopy screenings has risen at ASCs versus HOPDs since 2017: 

2017 

ASCs: $859 

HOPDs: $1,045

2018 

ASCs: $848

HOPDs: $1,059

2019 

ASCs: $880

HOPDs: $1,087

2020

ASCs: $903

HOPDs: $1,107

2021

ASCs: $919

HOPDs: $1,162

2022

ASCs: $925

HOPDs: $1,224

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