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Rectal Tumor Removal (Posterior Approach)

Utah 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$1,318$1,047 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$3,162 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,951
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$1,413

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.