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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 45160

This procedure removes a tumor from the wall of the rectum through a surgical incision made near the tailbone, rather than by reaching the tumor through the anus. It is generally reserved for tumors that are difficult to access using a less invasive approach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach) cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$1,096 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,202 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,370Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,888
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$2,291

MN $2,399WV $1,047

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.