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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Alabama rates for HCPCS 45300

A rigid, straight scope is used to examine the rectum and the lowest part of the colon just above it, without a biopsy or other intervention. A sample of cells or fluid may be collected by lightly brushing or washing the area if needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$100$52.48 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$832 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,399Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $46 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,380professional $100

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. 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.

Alabama· 41st of 51

$107

MN $162OH $95.50

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.