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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

North Dakota 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$1,995$1,175 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$1,000 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $1,995

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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$1,995

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.