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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Colorado 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 7 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$1,122$1,023 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,698 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,122

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$1,318

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.