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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Connecticut 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 5 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$1,202$1,000 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$4,169 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $1,202

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$1,230

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.