Where shopping matters most in gi: Colonoscopy with polyp removal runs $778 at the cheapest Colorado hospital and $14,370 at the most expensive — a 18.5× spread for the same procedure.
Rexroad Analytics · Data: hospital machine-readable files (45 CFR 180, schema v3.0) retrieved August 21–22, 2026;
Medicare benchmarks from CMS claims data and fee schedules; cost estimates from FY2026 CMS cost-report ratios, labeled as estimates.
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