How much does screening colonoscopy (average risk) cost in Texas?
CPT G0121 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
G0121 Screening colonoscopy (average risk)
Ask to pay
$782
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$982
Medicare $912
Ask $782
$143 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $8,522
What Medicare paysⓘ
$912
Typical price near you
$982
Cash / self-pay price
$782
Prices near you — 63 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $143negotiated | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $335negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $361negotiated | 0.4× | — |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $446cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $602negotiated | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $644cash | 0.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $644cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $676cash | 0.7× | — |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $680cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $782cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $782cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $894cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $894cash | 1.0× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $913negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $937negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $945negotiated | 1.0× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $973negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $973negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $976negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $976negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $976negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $978negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $978negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $978negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $981negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $983negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $987negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $997negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,041cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,121negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,147negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $1,172negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $1,178negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $1,178negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $1,189negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $1,395negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,446negotiated | 1.6× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,508cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $1,585negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,919negotiated | 2.1× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,919negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,919negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,919negotiated | 2.1× | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,078negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,093negotiated | 2.3× | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $2,139negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $2,192negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $2,195negotiated | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $2,195negotiated | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $2,223negotiated | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,251negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $2,300negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $2,300negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,322negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $2,483negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) gross charge | Hospital | $3,763cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) gross charge | Hospital | $8,522cash | 9.3× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 3 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For G0121 (Screening colonoscopy (average risk)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $911.71. A fair self-pay target for this line is $782.00. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for G0121 is $782.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $945.38–$1,919.00. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should G0121 cost in Texas?
For screening colonoscopy (average risk) (CPT G0121) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $982, with hospitals ranging from $945 to $1,919 across 63 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $912, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does screening colonoscopy (average risk) cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for screening colonoscopy (average risk) (CPT G0121) in Texas is around $982, with hospital prices ranging from $945 to $1,919 across 63 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT G0121?
Medicare pays about $912 for screening colonoscopy (average risk) (CPT G0121). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of screening colonoscopy (average risk)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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If you were charged more than the fair price, you can usually negotiate it down. Paste your itemized bill to get a personalized appeal letter, the exact numbers to cite, an AI negotiation coach, and a charity-care eligibility check — free.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.