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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Delaware 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$46.77 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$200 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,698Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $43 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
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
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$95.50

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.