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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Rhode Island 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 4 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$1,259$1,000 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,570 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $871 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,259

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$1,259

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.