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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Minnesota 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 6 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$2,291$1,622 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,692 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $2,291

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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,585.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$2,399

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.