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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Iowa 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$1,413$1,047 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,138 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,413

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
$1,659.59
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$1,660

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.