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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Georgia 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$66.07 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$372 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,548Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $50 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $112

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
$109.65
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
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
$23.99
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$120

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.