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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Arkansas 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 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$105$51.29 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$468 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,820Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $47 to $170
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $105

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
$64.57
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$112

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.