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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Tennessee 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$1,122$1,000 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,820 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $1,122

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
$812.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 38th of 51

$1,148

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.