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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$87.10 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,000 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,026Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $50 to $363
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $120

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
5 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 21st of 51

$123

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.