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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

South 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 7 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$1,622$1,096 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,202 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $933 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $1,622

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$1,622

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.