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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Georgia 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$1,202$1,023 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,622 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$1,349

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.