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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Maryland 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?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,202.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,455Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$1,072

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.