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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Nebraska 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$1,202$1,047 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,202

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
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$1,445

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.