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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Arizona 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$107$52.48 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$145 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $60 to $5,623Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $46 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $107

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 32nd of 51

$115

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.