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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Connecticut 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 5 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$112$56.23 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,388 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $47 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $112

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
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$117

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.