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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Missouri 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$1,175$1,000 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,188 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,175

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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$1,413

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.