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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Montana 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 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$1,318$1,000 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,413 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $1,318

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
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$1,514

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.