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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 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 8 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$57.54 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$933 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,888Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $48 to $240
$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
$104.71
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$120

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.