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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Colorado 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$107$52.48 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$132 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $60 to $6,457Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $48 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$134.90
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$123

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.