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How much does colonoscopy cost in Buffalo, NY?

Colonoscopy costs in Buffalo, NY range from $134 to $244 based on Medicare data. We found 43 providers offering this service, with relatively similar prices across local options.

Prices for colonoscopy in Buffalo, NY are similar across organizations and providers.

Based on Medicare billing data from 43 providers and 3,914 procedures in the Buffalo, NY area.

Price information comes from the 2025 CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service report. Prices reflect Medicare-approved amounts, not a personal bill estimate, hospital cash price, or private insurance rate.

Procedure

Diagnostic colonoscopy

Diagnostic colonoscopy includes procedures that examine the large bowel with a flexible scope and may also involve taking a biopsy, injecting medication, or removing or destroying polyps or other growths found during the exam. The billing codes for these covered services are listed below.

Facility options

Start here when choosing where to get care. These facilities either appear in Medicare billing data for this procedure or list the procedure on their website. The prices shown are Medicare facility allowed amounts when available, and badges call out the strongest options by price and Medicare volume.

Facility prices can look much higher than the provider prices below because they represent the facility-side Medicare amount for the place where the procedure is performed. A colonoscopy bill may also include separate professional, anesthesia, pathology, or other charges.

This list only includes facilities we can tie to both a local service signal and a facility-level price source. Other local GI practices may offer or schedule this procedure, but they stay in the provider list or review queue until we can match them to a facility price.

Facility Facility Price Why it stands out
$416.37
Best overallLowest facility price
Medicare volume: 299 services
$509.41
Highest Medicare volume
Medicare volume: 624 services
$492.03 Medicare volume: 398 services
$498.49 Medicare volume: 216 services
$499.02 Medicare volume: 101 services
$503.29 Medicare volume: 100 services

Included providers

Typical provider price: $181

This reflects the provider-side Medicare amount for the procedure. Your total cost may be higher depending on insurance, facility fees, anesthesia, or additional services.

Prices are similar across providers in this area.

Prices range from $135 to $245, but most providers cluster around $165 to $200.

Provider Typical Price Price Level
Williamsville, NY
$133.92 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$143.42 Lower price
Amherst, NY
$151.26 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$151.69 Lower price
Orchard Park, NY
$156.04 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$156.69 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$158.95 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$159.52 Lower price
West Seneca, NY
$160.65 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$160.91 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$164.16 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$165.35 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$166.09 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$166.28 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$171.28 Lower price
Buffalo, NY
$172.61 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$172.82 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$175.12 Typical price
Buffalo, NY
$175.59 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$176.22 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$179.43 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$181.09 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$184.10 Typical price
Amherst, NY
$184.48 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$187.00 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$188.07 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$189.26 Typical price
Buffalo, NY
$192.26 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$193.23 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$196.78 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$197.72 Higher price
Niagara Falls, NY
$200.85 Higher price
Cheektowaga, NY
$201.39 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$204.50 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$206.43 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$207.29 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$209.34 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$211.85 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$216.08 Higher price
Buffalo, NY
$217.94 Higher price
Cheektowaga, NY
$220.05 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$220.61 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$244.47 Higher price

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Procedure

Screening colonoscopy

Screening colonoscopy includes preventive colonoscopy procedures used to check for colorectal cancer in people with or without higher risk factors, even if they do not have symptoms. The billing codes for this procedure are listed below.

Facility options

Start here when choosing where to get care. These facilities either appear in Medicare billing data for this procedure or list the procedure on their website. The prices shown are Medicare facility allowed amounts when available, and badges call out the strongest options by price and Medicare volume.

Facility prices can look much higher than the provider prices below because they represent the facility-side Medicare amount for the place where the procedure is performed. A colonoscopy bill may also include separate professional, anesthesia, pathology, or other charges.

This list only includes facilities we can tie to both a local service signal and a facility-level price source. Other local GI practices may offer or schedule this procedure, but they stay in the provider list or review queue until we can match them to a facility price.

Facility Facility Price Why it stands out
$417.72
Best overallLowest facility price
Medicare volume: 84 services
$430.15
Highest Medicare volume
Medicare volume: 209 services
$430.34 Medicare volume: 152 services
$433.19 Medicare volume: 52 services

Included providers

Typical provider price: $172

This reflects the provider-side Medicare amount for the procedure. Your total cost may be higher depending on insurance, facility fees, anesthesia, or additional services.

Prices are similar across providers in this area.

Prices range from $160 to $180, but most providers cluster around $170 to $175.

Provider Typical Price Price Level
Williamsville, NY
$162.43 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$163.36 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$167.55 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$169.38 Lower price
Williamsville, NY
$170.81 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$171.95 Typical price
Williamsville, NY
$173.03 Typical price
Amherst, NY
$173.56 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$173.70 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$173.75 Higher price
Williamsville, NY
$177.78 Higher price

High experience

Notes

How this works

Price information comes from the 2025 CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service report. Prices reflect Medicare-approved amounts, not a personal bill estimate, hospital cash price, or private insurance rate.

This comparison uses the most common care setting. Other settings are excluded.

Only provider records with enough procedure volume are included. Facility options are listed separately when the source data contains direct facility billing records for the service.

A blue star marks providers whose procedure volume is in the top 25% of included providers on this page.

Prices reflect Medicare-approved amounts and may differ from what you personally pay.

Thresholds: at least 10 providers, at least 500 services, and a p75/p25 ratio of at least 1.25.

Screening colonoscopy includes:

  • G0105 - Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
  • G0121 - Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk

Diagnostic colonoscopy includes:

  • 45378 - Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
  • 45380 - Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
  • 45381 - Injection beneath lining of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
  • 45384 - Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery
  • 45385 - Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
  • 45388 - Destruction of polyp or growth of large bowel using a flexible endoscope