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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$58.88 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$617 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,413Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $47 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,413professional $98

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 38th of 51

$97.72

AK $224DC $63.10

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.