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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Iowa 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$123$67.61 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$135 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $79 to $6,026Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $46 to $316
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $123

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
$134.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$363.08

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$126

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.